Santorini Fava with Shrimps
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Main Course
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek
- 2 cups Fava
- 9 cups water
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- Salt and pepper
- 400 gr. / 14 oz. shrimps
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 2 red bell peppers (I used Florina peppers which are sweet), sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tomato, mushed to become puree
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup sweet wine
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- In a deep pot place the fava along with the water, the whole onion, whole garlic clove, salt and pepper in medium/high heat and bring to boil.
- When it starts to boil, reduce heat to medium/low and simmer until the fava becomes mushy with crumbles.
- Remove from fire and either in the multi or with a hand mixer mush it and make it a puree.
- While the fava is cooked let us make the shrimps.
- In a pan in medium heat add the 3 tbsp of olive oil.
- Add the onions and peppers and sauté for 4 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and let the onions and peppers caramelize.
- This should take about 20 minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium high and add the garlic sauté for a minute and then pour the wine.
- Sauté until it remains half of the quantity of the wine and then pour the tomato, the herbs, sugar, salt and pepper and shrimps.
- Cook for 5 minutes and then remove from fire.
- Serve the fava and above it the shrimps pouring on top some of the sauce.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/santorini-fava-with-shrimps/
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