Lebanese Green Beans, Lubie

Name: Lebanese Green Beans, Lubie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 large onions; 3 garlic cloves; 2 can green beans (15 ounce); 1 can diced tomatoes (28 ounce); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cumin; salt; 0.5 cup pine nuts; 3 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 tsp cumin

A dish of green beans, tomatoes and pine nuts, warmed with cinnamon and cumin.

20 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 5 min · Cook 15 min · 20 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
In a large pot over low heat, sautee onions in olive oil with a little salt until very brown.
2
To the same pan, add garlic, cumin and cinamon and sautee another 2 minutes. Add tomatoes in juice and cook until spice and onions have incorporated into the liquid.
2 min
3
Add DRAINED green beans - cover and cook for at least 10 minutes. Add salt to tast. TOPPING While beans are cooking, toast pine nuts in a DRY sautee pan over medium heat. Be sure to turn them and watch closely as they burn quickly - about 2 minutes. Add cumin and olive oil and remove from heat.
4
To serve place beans in large bowl and dirzzle pine nut mixture over the top.