Lebanese-Style Green Bean Stew

Name: Lebanese-Style Green Bean Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 1 medium onion; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 0.5 lb potato; 0.75 lb green beans; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1 can tomatoes (14 ounce); salt & freshly ground black pepper

Potato, green beans and tomatoes come together in this stew, fragrant with cumin and cayenne and simmered on the stove.

35 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
3 tbspvegetable oil
226.8 gpotato, peeled and chopped into small pieces
340.19 ggreen beans, topped and tailed (long beans cut in half)
2 tspground cumin
1 pinchcayenne pepper
1 cantomatoes (14 ounce)
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 15 min · 35 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
In a large saucepan, fry the onion in the oil for 2 – 3 minutes then add the potatoes and continue cooking for another 3 – 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
2
Add the beans, sprinkle over the cumin and cayenne and mix well together. Whizz the tomatoes in a blender, then add the liquidized tomatoes to the pan; stir the contents, bring to the boil, cover and leave to simmer over a medium-low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
15 min
3
When the beans and potato are tender and tomatoes have reduced to a thick sauce, test for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as required; serve immediately.