Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2011

Could not find favas anywhere in my city, so instead I used lima beans. The sauce to me seemed mild and somewhat bland.

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andrea92fl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dothan, Alabama, USA

Living In: Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2011

thank you john this is almost what my mom used to make!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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jessica

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2011

Excellent recipe and just like the portuguese feasts. Might be a little spicy for some ,but you can always adjust the recipe.

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Mousey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

Very tasty. I, too, cut back on red pepper and had to use other broad beans because I couldn't get favas.

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gatawoman

Reviewed: May 8, 2010

I cut the pepper flakes down to 1 tsp and it still had quite a kick - even for my Israeli BF who can stand heat. I used dry red runner beans which created quite a fiasco to cook (ended up doing it in a pressure cooker) but the result was great - hearty, healthy and flavorful.

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MaLizGa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Long Beach, California, USA

Living In: Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2010

As a Portuguese who now lives in Portugal, I recomend adding in some bacon cubes along with Portuguese chouriço sliced but not to thin, let it stew with the fava beans, when all cooked try using fresh chopped ciliantro sprinkled over top, its absolutly wonderful.

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Maria

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2010

Easy to make and DH enjoyed it. Didn't change anything - We like it spicy.

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foxydarocs

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2009

This recipe brings me back to Terceira and the festas. Thank you for some great recipes, John. I did add malageita to the recipe and it brought it all together for me.

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LADIGOLFER

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Satellite Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009

I love beans, but I just wasn't impressed with the flavor of these beans.

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Jackie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: May 3, 2009

Excellent! Just like my Portuguese mother-in-law makes! I used just 1 tsp of red pepper flakes and I think next time I'll use just a tad less than that. ETA: My IL's thought that it wasn't spicy enough! They said that in Portugal, you eat favas while drinking wine and it is supposed to be spicy.

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