Mangetout Beans for Eating with Ham or Roast Lamb

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   Warm the olive oil in a large pan.

2. 2

   Peel and finely chop the onion and add it to the oil.

3. 3

   Cut the bacon into bite-sized chunks and stir it into the softening onion.

4. 4

   The bacon fat should turn pale gold; the onion should soften without color.

5. 5

   Put the fava bean pods into the pan and pour in the water.

6. 6

   Bring to a boil, then decrease to a light simmer, and simmer for fifteen to twenty minutes, until the pods have lost their bright color and are meltingly tender.

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   Coarsely chop the fresh mint and stir it into the beans.

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   Serve with a thick wedge of lemon to squeeze over, and torn hunks of crusty bread to mop up some of the golden olive oil dressing.

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