Egyptian Bean Soup (Ful Nabed)

Name: Egyptian Bean Soup (Ful Nabed)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 1 large sweet onion; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup chopped carrot; 3 garlic cloves; 1 tsp cumin seed; 1 cup diced tomato; 4 cup vegetable broth; 1.5 tsp sweet paprika; 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 bay leaves; 0.5 tsp kosher salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp chopped Italian parsley; 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 cup cooked fava beans; fresh mint leaves

Pan-cooked fava beans, carrot and tomato, warmed with cumin and paprika. It's finished with fresh mint.

25 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 15 min · 25 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Sauté chopped onion in olive oil until almost tender. Add carrots, garlic and cumin, cooking briefly.
2
Stir in tomatoes, broth, paprika, cayenne, bay leaves, salt and pepper, stirring to mix. Cook over medium heat until carrots are tender.
3
Mix parsley, lemon juice, and fava beans into soup and heat gently. Serve garnished with fresh mint, if desired.