Name: Braised Spiced Romano Beans with Yogurt & Mint
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as a side dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb [455 g] romano beans, stem end trimmed; 1 cup Vegetable Stock or Chicken Stock, plus more as needed; ½ yellow onion, minced; Juice of 1 lime; Freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup [7 g] mint leaves; 1 tsp coriander seeds toasted and ground; 2 cups Pomodoro Sauce; 1 tsp fennel seeds, toasted and ground; Kosher salt; ¼ cup [60 ml] Greek-style yogurt; 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp ground black lime, plus more for sprinkling; 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6
as a side dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Gjelina

By Travis Lett

Published 2015

About

These are not the quickly cooked, bright-green take on fresh beans that you might expect from a California-based cookbook. This recipe takes its inspiration from the Middle East: these beans are long-cooked and the exotic personality of the spices is muted rather than bright. Black lime is a dehydrated citrus that is used throughout the Middle East. Track down some if you can, as their flavor is distinctive. Substitute the juice of a fresh lime or two or omit lime entirely and this will sti