String Beans with Tomatoes

Fassoulia b’zeit

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2000

  • About

This dish is delicious served fresh and warm. It refrigerates very well and can be served cold the next day.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) fresh string beans
  • 120–150

Method

Wash and dry the beans. Remove the string on both sides, cut off the stems and cut up the beans to desired size. Wash and trim the spring onions, cutting off the ends, then chop. Peel and chop the garlic.

In a deep pan, heat the oil and add onions and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Stir chopped garlic into the onions and fry without browning them. Add the string beans and mix carefully, making