Dinner for 3

Ful Medames

Name: Ful Medames
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups broad beans; 1/3 cup parsley; 1 dash olive oil; 3 lemons; 4 clove garlic; sprinking cumin

Broad beans simmer until tender, then combine with lemon, garlic, parsley, olive oil, and cumin.

Typical price

$5.10for 4 servings

$1.27 per serving$5.10 for 4

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40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	13 oz	$1.17Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.25Typical price
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	3	$1.80Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.82

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 cups broad beans
1/3 cup parsley
1 dash olive oil
3 lemons
4 clove garlic
sprinking cumin

Steps

Rinse the broad beans, place them in a medium pot, cover them with water, and bring them to a boil.
Lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer the beans for 30 minutes until tender.
Mash some of the beans with a spoon, leaving the rest whole.
Stir in the garlic, lemon juice, parsley, olive oil, and cumin.
Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes, then season with salt and pepper.