#32 lupini beans

The lupini beans are done! An old family tradition, these are made around the holiday season and eaten as a social snack around the kitchen table. You can buy them already prepared in jars in some grocery stores but it's more fun to make them

1 pound dried lupini beans (find them at greek or italian specialty stores)
water
salt
1-2 weeks

Soak the beans overnight in copious amounts of water. Drain, add more water and bring to a boil. Boil about 1 hr. Don't eat them! They're super bitter now. Exchange the cooking water with fresh water, add some salt and let sit out at room temperature. Change the water every day, adding fresh water an some salt (maybe a tsp). Taste the beans after a week or so, and if you can eat them they're done.

Store under salted water in the fridge. To serve, put a few spoonfuls (drain the water) in a serving bowl, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and eat. They're sort of like edamame where you suck the salt/pepper off the outside and eat the inner bean.