Benes ydfryed*
| Categories: | Vegetable English 14th Century beans |
| Original Source: | Forme of Cury |
| Secondary Source: | |
| Cook: | Johanna Dudley |
| Meeting Date: | 1990-08-00 |
| Serves: | 6
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Benes yfryed. Take benes and seeþ hem almost til þey bersten. Take and wring out þe water clene. Do þerto oynouns ysode and ymynced, and garlec þerwith; frye hem in oil oþer in grece, & do þerto powdour douce; & serue it forth.
Take beans & boil them until the are almost bursting. Drain them well. Add onions, boiled & minced, and garlic. Fry them in oil or grease & sprinkle w/ Powder douce and serve it forth.
Ingredients
| 1-1/2 c. | cooked small white pea beans |
| 1-2 large clove | garlic, minced |
| 1 | medium onion, parboiled* & minced (*if desired) |
| 2 T | oil for frying (olive oil worked well) |
| powdour douce* | |
Steps
- Drain beans well. Put oil in skillet to heat up, then stir all ingredients together over med heat until onions are translucent. Place in serving bowl & sprinkle w/ powder douce.
Note
The fried beans sounded ok, but the powder douce topping made me hesitate -- It turned out delicious!
Called for onion to be boiled first, then minced. This did take some of the sharpness of the onion away, but it was slippery (& potentially dangerous)to chop. I'd fry unboiled onions well next time.
You could put in less garlic & onion, but I'd just as soon be hung for a wolf as a sheep....
Cheap!
Suggested for a feast, but only serve small servings & go light on the spices - (pass extra on the side)
Can be enlarged.
Non-dairy vegetarian
Good for campfire cookery!
Easy to prepare!