Black Garlic Kitchen

Black Garlic Ful Medames

An Egyptian creamy bean breakfast spiced with cumin with sweet notes from Black Garlic.

black garlic bean stew

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 30 mins | Serves: 2

V | Ve: ful medames only

Ingredients

  • 1 medium red onion – peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove white garlic – peeled and crushed
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp Black Garlic Sea Salt or table salt
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 large tomatoes – chopped 
  • 1 tbsp Black Garlic Paste
  • 300g tin fava beans or broad beans – drained and rinsed
  • 100ml water
  • 50ml olive oil
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 8 cloves Black Garlic – chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • Gently fry the onion on a low heat in one tablespoon of olive oil in a large saucepan for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the crushed white garlic, cumin, salt, chilli flakes, tomato and Black Garlic Paste. Add the drained beans and 100ml water. Cook over a low heat for 25 minutes. 
  • Mash the bean and onion mixture with a potato masher then add the olive oil and lemon juice.  
  • Stir through the chopped Black Garlic cloves and chopped fresh parsley.
  • Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 
  • Spoon the warm ful medames into a serving dish.
 

 To Serve: serve with chopped fresh tomatoes, cucumber, hard boiled eggs and BGK’s Black Garlic Mahlab Bread.

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