Pork Chops with Fava Beans (Porcu kin Ava Frisca)

Ingredients

• ¾ cup water
• 1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup pearl onions
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 1 ¼ cups shelled fava beans (about 2 1/2 pounds unshelled)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 4 (8-ounce) bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 3 fresh myrtle leaves, coarsely crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

1. Cook fava beans in boiling water 1 minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain. Remove and discard tough outer skins from beans. Cook onions in boiling water 1 minute. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain. Pinch stem end of each onion; discard peels. Combine beans and onions; set aside. 2...

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