Gronnden benes (recipe)

From Cunnan

Contents 1 Period Recipe 1.1 Notes 2 Modern Recipe 2.1 Ingredients 2.2 Method 3 Notes

Period Recipe

From the Forme of Cury.

FOR TO MAKE GRONDEN BENES. I.

Take benes and dry hem in a nost or in an Ovene and hulle hem wele and wyndewe out þe hulk and wayshe hem clene an do hem to seeþ in gode broth an ete hem with Bacon.

Notes

• Gronden Benes. Beans ground (y ground, as No. 27. 53. 105.) stript of their hulls. This was a dish of the poorer householder, as also is 4 and 5, and some others.
• a nost. An ost, or kiln. Vide Gloss. _voce_ Ost.
• wyndewe. Winnow.
• gode broth. Prepared beforehand.

Modern Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups split fava beans
• 4 cups beef and red wine stock
• 250 g cubes bacon
• Fried shallots to garnish

Method

1. Simmer beans in stock for about and hour or until nearly soft.
2. Add bacon and simmer for another 20-30 minutes until beans are really soft
3. Serve

Mistress Adrienne

Notes

The historical version of this recipe was taken from the Project Gutenberg e-text of the Forme of Cury. -->