Local Mountain Green Beans in Oil

Ingredients

• 1 kilo Badria green beans
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 medium onions
• 5 garlic cloves, cut in half
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 kilo ripe red tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon hot pepper paste - optional
• Olive oil

Method

1. In a pot over medium heat, add the 1/4 cup oil and let it warm, then add the finely chopped onion and stir.
2. Add the peeled garlic cut in half and the crushed garlic, and stir until the onion and garlic soften.
3. Trim the ends of the green beans, cut them, wash, and drain them. Then add them to the onion and garlic mixture and stir until slightly wilted.
4. Add the water, cover the pot, lower the heat, and leave the beans for about 20 minutes to cook, stirring every so often.
   Timers: 20 min
5. Meanwhile, finely chop the tomatoes. After 20 minutes, add the tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and hot pepper paste, and stir.
   Timers: 20 min
6. Cover the pot again and leave it for 10 minutes to let the tomatoes cook.
   Timers: 10 min
7. Drizzle a little olive oil on top, leave the Badria green beans on the heat for one more minute, then turn off the heat.
8. Serve the green beans in oil right away or once they reach room temperature.
9. This delicious Badria green beans in oil recipe is from a friend and the site’s chef
10. Amir Youssef
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