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Dried Fava Soup with Mint and Guajillo Chiles
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Dried Fava Soup with Mint and Guajillo Chiles

13 ingredients 10 min + 100 min openrecipes
Dried Fava Soup with Mint and Guajillo Chiles

Easily one of the best, most interesting soups I've cooked in years. Adapted from a recipe in Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen - a dried fava bean and roasted tomato base topped with a fascinating cider-kissed tangy/sweet quick-pickled chile topping.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

311
Calories
10g
Protein
23g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Feta Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mexican Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Spearmint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound / 16 oz / 450g hulled dry fava beans, rinsed (see photo for reference if needed)
  • 8 cups / 2 liters good vegetable broth or water
  • 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
  • 1 large white onion, sliced 1/2-inch / 1 cm thick
  • 1 1/2 pounds / 24 oz / 680g ripe tomatoes
  • 6 medium dried guajillo or pasilla chiles, stemmed & seeded
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt, plus more to taste
  • 1/2 cup / .25 oz / 10g loosely packed chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, pref. spearmint
  • 1/2 cup / 2 oz / 55g crumbled Mexican queso anejo or feta

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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