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Loubia bi Lahme

Lebanese green bean stew with meat in a tomato sauce

Course Main Course
Cuisine Lebanese
Keyword Authentic, Healthy, Stew,
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Zaatar and Zaytoun

Ingredients

  • 600 g of green beans fresh or frozen
  • 200 g of beef fillet diced into bitesize pieces
  • Handful of cilantro fresh coriander, chopped
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 4 tomatoes chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato concentrate
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • ¼ teaspoon seven spice
  • Salt to taste approx ½ tbsp
  • 2 tablespoon of pomegranate molasses

Instructions

  1. Sauté the onions in some regular olive oil until golden. Reduce the heat and add the garlic for another minute or so
  2. Add the cilantro and bitesize beef pieces and fry off over high heat until the meat is sealed for around five minutes
  3. Then add the green beans and stir everything together for another five minutes so the beans turn a vibrant green

  4. Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato concentrate, seven spice, salt and boiling water

  5. Bring everything to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer for around fifteen minutes

  6. Taste the tomato sauce and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Drizzle on the pomegranate molasses just before you turn off the heat.

Recipe Notes

If you want to use lamb, fry off the lamb pieces in a separate pan then add to the stew when you add the tomatoes