Broad Beans

The red beans that fill the leguminous pods of red broad beans taste excellent – sweet and crisp, as nice raw as they are steamed. I also harvest the tips of some of the plants in midwinter to steam and stir-fry. Robert Guyton, Riverton

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Broad beans are easier to grow than peas and unlike peas, which are hard to grow in family-feeding quantities, broad beans are prolific podders. If you cook them with frozen minted peas, no-one will be any the wiser. They are also one of few edible...

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