Spanish

Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham)

Name: Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 cups shelled fava beans; 4 oz jamon serrano; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves; 1 small onion; 1 small handful fresh mint leaves; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Javier @javier_v84

Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham) is Spanish home cooking, eaten at lunch. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

30 min Medium Diabetic friendly High fiber Gluten free Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

4 cups shelled fava beans
4 oz jamon serrano
3 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 small onion
1 small handful fresh mint leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Heat the olive oil in a wide skillet and cook the chopped onion and garlic over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the diced jamon and cook for 2 minutes, just until it turns golden and releases its fat into the pan.
Stir in the fava beans and a splash of water, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes until the beans are tender, stirring once or twice.
Uncover and let any extra liquid cook off for a minute so the beans stay glossy rather than watery.
Season with the salt and pepper, scatter the torn mint on top, and bring it to the table straightaway while the ham is still fragrant.

Watch how to cook Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A Spanish lunch is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something to sip
- Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
  
  20 min
The cooked vegetable
- Acelgas Rehogadas (Sauteed Chard with Garlic and Pimenton)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Arroz Blanco (Plain White Rice)
  
  20 min
Something cool and fresh
- Boquerones en Vinagre (Vinegar-Cured Anchovies)
  
  15 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 360 kcal
Protein: 19 g
Carbs: 27 g
Fat: 19 g
Fiber: 8 g
Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 570 mg
Saturated fat: 4 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch. It is at its best in spring, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.