Green Bean Stew

Ingredients

• Half a kilo fresh green beans (in pods)
• 1 large cup ground beef or beef pieces, according to preference and availability
• 1 dry onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp dried coriander
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp red pepper molasses (dibs) — optional, to taste
• Water

Method

1. Wash the green beans and boil them for about 30 minutes or until nearly tender with a stick of cinnamon.
2. Remove the beans from the heat, place them in a colander to drain the cooking water, and set aside...
3. Start by frying the dried onion a little until it browns slightly, then add the garlic and chopped fresh coriander.
4. Add the meat and sauté it well with the onions, garlic, and coriander.
5. Add the tomatoes after peeling and chopping them.
6. Add salt, black pepper, dried coriander, and any other spices you like...
7. At this stage, add about 3 cups of water with two tablespoons of tomato paste or tomato purée and pepper molasses, and let the mixture simmer on low heat until the stew sauce thickens.
8. Add the boiled beans to the stew mixture...
9. Leave the mixture on low heat for about 15 additional minutes or until the beans are properly cooked...
10. Serve the green bean stew alongside Egyptian rice cooked with vermicelli
11. This green bean stew recipe comes from the Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm kitchen
12. We hope you like it
13. To follow our method for making chicken Stroganoff click this link: How to make chicken Stroganoff (video)
14. For the beef Stroganoff recipe and method click this link: How to make beef Stroganoff
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