How to prepare fried broad bean macco at home, Sicilian recipe based on legumes, delicious and perfect for an aperitif

Macco di fave fried. The bunch of dried beans is a Sicilian recipe of ancient tradition based on dried broad beans that, from street food and food fairs, became a refined delicacy. If you have already tried the recipe BROAD BEANS (take a look also at the RECIPE VIDEO on my YouTube Channel) or that of BEAN SOUP OF SICILY AND DRIED BEET and did you like, next time do a little’ more and enjoy these delicious pancakes with an intense flavor and with an enveloping scent. If you think that they are vegetarian and even vegan, I don't know cos & #8217; else you could ask for more.

Lot of beans: a simple Sicilian soup with gourmet nuances

You can serve the fried fave macco as aperitif with a glass of bubbles, come antipasto convivial or as single dish along with a fresh salad. We heat we taste, with a squeeze of lemon and plenty of ground black pepper. So, macco bean really expresses all the strength and intensity of my Sicily, found that in all my SICILIAN RECIPES.

Because many poor Sicilian recipes, just like the bunch of beans, they have now almost become gourmet recipes, symbol of conscious, vegetarian-based nutrition, perfect for modern diets.

Which pasta to use with broad bean macco

Il pasta format which I recommend for macco di fave fried it is a wide and flat format, as the sagne, the beauty queens or the lasagnette di semola. But are fine even broken spaghetti or linguine. Cook it pasta al dente, because then it will have to cool and will cook again with frying. Remember that you can prepare in the same way also MACCO PEAS DRIED. Now hurry up and put the dried beans to soak, good day and almost happy new year!

MACCO BEAN FRIED (Sicilian recipe, vegan)

Portions: 4 Preparation: 30 minutes Cooking: 1 person 1 person

Nutrition facts: 250 calories 20 fat

Rating: 3.7/5

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Ingredients

500 grams of dried beans peeled: (preferably Cottoia type)

120 grams of sagne, beauty queens, lasagnette, spaghetti or linguine

a golden onion small

a small carrot

half a stalk of celery

Wild fennel

little finely chopped Rosemary

extra virgin olive oil

a clove of poached garlic

salt and pepper

flour for bread pancakes

peanut oil for frying

Procedure

Look first RECIPE VIDEO of the Sicilian macco of dried beans. To prepare macco bean, then cold can fry, you have to rinse the dried beans and soak them in cold water for at least 2 hours. Finely chop the carrot and celery and dice small onion.

Saute vegetables and garlic for a few minutes over low heat in a little extra virgin olive oil, Remove the garlic and add the well -drained dry beans. Brown and cover with water. When the liquid begins to boil, skim any impurities that rise to the surface.

Cover and cook over low heat, stirring often, until the beans will not begin to unravel. If you see that stick to the bottom or are too dry, add a little hot water.

When you've got a thick cream with bits of bean curd, add salt to taste, add the finely chopped rosemary and wild fennel. If the cream is too thick, Add a little more hot water and pour the spaghetti or the broken queens. Bring to al dente and straighten out the macco bean to a thickness of about 3 cm in an oven plate slightly oiled. Leave to cool completely.

When the macco bean will be cold and thus solid, cut it into rectangles or diamond shapes and dip in the flour.

Fry the pancakes of macco di fave in plenty of peanut oil and serve hot, accompanied by lemon wedges and freshly ground black pepper. Bon appétit!

Note

Combination: Mamertino of Milazzo Doc, vintage 2017, produced by Feudo Solaria - Grasso Cellars, in the province of Messina. A dry white that smells of white and exotic fruits, with a strong and sharp acidity on the palate. Obtained from grapes Grillo and Inzolia, This bino aged for a few months and bottled in aciaio, before being placed on the market. To try, especially when served fresh (temperature of 10 degrees) with this traditional recipe of fried macco, which enhances the flavor.