Drawen benes (Mixed Beans) is a traditional Medieval recipe for a spiced broad bean soup or stew in beef stock. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of Mixed Beans.
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Original Recipe
Drawen Benes
(from A Forme of Cury)
For to make drawen Benes.
Take benes and ſeeþ hē and grynde hem ī a morte and drawe hem up wt gode broth ā do Oynons in the broth grete mynced ā do þ9 to and color it with Safron and ſerve it forth.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
450g split broad (fava) beans (these will already be hulled)
950ml strong beef, game or red wine stock
2 medium onions, roughly chopped
5-6 saffron threads ground into 1 tbsp water in a pestle and mortar and allowed to seep.
Method:
Soak the dried beans over night in water. The following day, drain the beans and place in a pestle and mortar with a little water and mash into a rough paste (alternatively add the beans and a little water to a food processor and chop). Place the beef stock in a pan and bring to the boil. Add the mashed beans and simmer for at least an hour, until the beans are nearly soft.
Fry the onion in a little butter and once soft and translucent add to the bean mixture. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer for a further twenty minutes. At this point add the saffron and its seeping water, mix thoroughly into the bean and onion mixture and serve immediately.
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