What Did Medieval Peasants Eat?

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Subtitles: Jose Mendoza

MAKKE
ORIGINAL 14TH CENTURY RECIPE (From The Forme of Cury)
Take drawen benes and seeth them well. Take them up of the water and cast them in a morter grynde them all to doust till thei be white as eny mylk. Chawf a little rede wyne, cast thereamong in the gryndyng, do therto salt, leshe it in disshes. Thenne take Oynouns and mynce them smale and seeth them in oile til they be al broun, and florissh the dishes therwith. And serve it forth.

MODERN RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- 3 Cups (450g) Fava/Broad Beans (or any other bean)
- 1/2 Cup - 1 Cup (118ml - 236ml) Red Wine or Ale
- Salt to taste
- 1 Onion minced (white or yellow)
- Oil or Butter for frying

METHOD
1. Wash and boil the beans over a medium heat until soft. Remove the beans from the water and mash them until smooth.
2. Warm the wine or ale over a low heat and mix with the beans. Start with 1/2 cup and add more to achieve desired consistency. Mix in salt to taste.
3. Place a large pan over medium heat and add the butter or oil. Add the minced onion and fry until golden brown, about 7-10 minutes. When ready, garnish onions on top of the beans and serve.

PHOTO CREDITS
Broad Beans: jules, CC BY 2.0: https://bit.ly/32EHTad
Puffin: By Andreas Trepte - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5: https://bit.ly/36uQDkj

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