Scant 1 cup shelled fava beans 8   thick slices beef tenderloin

All-purpose flour for dusting 3   tablespoons olive oil

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Scant 1/2 cup dry white wine Лл/г   ounces speck or bacon, cut

into strips

Salt

Cook the fava beans in a pan of salted boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes, until tender, then drain. Pop the beans of out their skins with a thumb and index finger. Dust the slices of beef with flour, shaking off the excess. Heat the oil in a skillet, add the slices of beef, and cook over medium-high heat, turning once, until lightly browned and cooked to your liking. Sprinkle with the lemon juice and wine and cook for a few minutes until the alcohol has evaporated. Add the fava beans and strips of speck, mix carefully, and cook for another 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings.