Bea joined us for diner.
We had dinner at our friend Tim’s and he served us a wonderful soup that we decided to make. It was a very traditional Chinese Soup. Since he is from Shanghi, I assume it is of Shanghi derivation. There is no real recipe but it is made with cut up ginger, chicken, mushrooms, tofu and Virginia Ham (available at a Chinese Market near you). We really liked the soup and Tim gave us some extra Virginia Ham that he had. It was really delicious.
We it we made our first Fava Bean Pasta of the year. Fava’s come into the market in the spring. They require double peeling, first the pod to release the bean, then a quick boil of the bean to allow you to pinch off the skin of the bean leaving just the fava without a skin. From a huge volume of Fava Beans you get a cup or cup and half of shelled beans. It is best NOT to cut your finger nails before you start shelling the beans. The pasta is one of my favorites. Fava’s, and Bacon (my favorite seasoning) and onions. You can find the recipe in our blog of: April 30, 2008. Just click the date to get the recipe.
No comments:
Post a Comment