I was messing around at home with a new broad-bean dish, and just as I was about to dump the pods in the compost, I suddenly had a moment of inspiration and decided to put them through flour, milk and flour again and deep-fry them. I gave them a sprinkle of Cornish sea salt and they were absolutely great. I even did a second batch and spiced the flour up a bit with cumin, paprika and black pepper – and they were even better.

The pods from 8-10 medium-sized broad beans

120-150g self-raising flour

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

150ml milk

Vegetable or corn oil for deep frying

Cornish sea salt for sprinkling

Cut or tear the beans in half lengthways on the natural seam and remove any stringy bits and discoloured ends, then cut the pods into 3-4cm lengths. Season the flour well and add the suggested spices above if you wish.

一天，我在家无事可作，准备处理掉一盘蚕豆。我正要把它倒进垃圾堆，忽然来了灵感，决定把它们按次序分别和面粉、牛奶和在一起、再加面粉，然后用油把它们炸透，接着在外面撒上康沃尔海盐，就大功告成了，这道菜的味道棒极了！我又如法炮制做了第二批，不过做了一点改进，面粉中加入了红辣椒、黑胡椒和茴香这些调料，味道就更好了。

用料：

8到10个中等大小的蚕豆荚 ,120-150克面粉，盐和新鲜黑胡椒粉，150毫升牛奶，用于油炸的菜油或玉米油，康沃尔海盐。

豆荚要从中间顺着自然缝隙折断，去掉两头和其它不新鲜的部分，然后将它切成3-4厘米长的段。面粉中加入调味品，按你自己喜好，可加入上面介绍的调料。