Mexican Fava Bean Soup (Sopa de Habas)

Mexican Fava Bean Soup (Sopa de Habas)

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The secret to this springtime soup is a flavorful aromatic base—called a recado—that is puréed and reduced before the beans go into the pot.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups shelled, dried fava beans
  • 1 ripe tomato, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1⁄2 small yellow onion, chopped
  • Kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1⁄4 tsp. crushed saffron threads
  • 1⁄4 tsp. ground cumin

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