Creamed Broad Beans And Marrow Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In30 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings8
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Beans1 Kilogram
 Marrow1 Small
 50 g/2 ozunsalted butter
 Dried tarragon2 Tablespoon
 Water2 Tablespoon
 Seasoning
 Double cream6 Tablespoon

Directions

1. Shell the broad beans.
2. Peel the marrow, cut into 2-cm/1-inch slices, halve these and remove the seeds with a spoon.
3. Cut the marrow into 1-cm/1/2-inch wide lengths.
4. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the broad beans and cook fairly briskly for 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, place the butter, tarragon, water and seasoning in another saucepan with the marrow, cover and cook briskly for 10 minutes, until the marrow is just tender.
6. Drain the beans and keep on one side.
7. Strain the marrow into a colander, reserving the liquor.
8. Return liquor to the pan and reduce quickly to 2 tablespoons.
9. Stir in the cream and heat until cream bubbles and reduces a little.
10. Add the broad beans and marrow to the sauce, heat through and serve at once.
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