What are "vælske" beans?

It is the old name for fava beans (large, flat beans), fèves in French. The recipe is therefore called purée de fèves.

How do I make the purée?

The original text from Stor kokebok (1914, p. 398) is brief: bean purée is prepared the same way as pea purée. The beans are boiled tender, mashed/passed through and seasoned as in the pea-purée recipe.

How long does it take, and how many does it serve?

Count on about 50 minutes in all, and the recipe is intended for 4 servings.

Purée of Fava Beans (purée de fèves)

Name: Purée of Fava Beans (purée de fèves)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 500 g fava beans (shelled); 1 tsp salt (to taste); 30 g butter

A brief cross-reference recipe in Erken (1914): purée of fava beans ("vælske beans," French fèves) is made the same way as pea purée, that is, the beans are boiled tender, pressed through a sieve and seasoned with butter and salt.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 398 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Erken here refers briefly to her pea-purée recipe: the beans are boiled tender, pressed through a sieve and thinned with stock and butter.

How to make it

1
Boil the beans
Boil the fava beans tender in salted water, the same way as for pea purée.
2
Make the purée
Press the beans through a sieve or strainer, stir in butter and salt, and heat the purée through well before serving.

Changes from the original

The original gives only a cross-reference to pea purée. The ingredients and steps are therefore given as a guideline reconstruction of the method without adding new elements.

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Fra1914 Modernisert

Til1914 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 398) → Modernisert~98% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~Pure av vælske bønner (purée de féves). Pure av vælske bønner tillages~~ 500 g bondebønner (utbelget). 1 ts salt (etter smak). 30 g smør. Kok bondebønnene møre i saltet vann, på samme måte som ~~ertepuré.~~ til ertepuré.. Press bønnene gjennom sil eller sikt, rør inn smør og salt, og varm pureen godt gjennom før servering.

Note til Modernisert

Originalen gir bare en henvisning til ertepuré. Ingredienser og trinn er derfor angitt som en veiledende rekonstruksjon av framgangsmåten uten å legge til nye elementer.

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What are "vælske" beans?: It is the old name for fava beans (large, flat beans), fèves in French. The recipe is therefore called purée de fèves.
How do I make the purée?: The original text from Stor kokebok (1914, p. 398) is brief: bean purée is prepared the same way as pea purée. The beans are boiled tender, mashed/passed through and seasoned as in the pea-purée recipe.
How long does it take, and how many does it serve?: Count on about 50 minutes in all, and the recipe is intended for 4 servings.

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