Green Beans Cooked in Tomato

Name: Green Beans Cooked in Tomato (Loubieh Bzeit)
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 3 onions, diced; 500 grams green beans, topped and tailed; 2 teaspoons salt; 4–5 whole cloves garlic, peeled; 2 tins whole peeled tomatoes or 1 kilogram fresh tomatoes, skinned* plus 2 tablespoons tomato puree; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup water

Loubieh Bzeit

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Amoul

By Amoul Oakes

Published 2008

About

This lovely stew makes a delicious side dish which you can serve with grilled meat, chicken or fish, or as a great vegetarian main course. Served with khobez or Lebanese bread, it is filling and light. It can be eaten hot or as a mezze at room temperature.

Ingredients

500 grams green beans, topped and tailed
3 onions, diced
4–5 whole cloves garlic,

Asia
Lebanon
Starter
Main course
Side dish
Stew
Mediterranean
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Heat oil in a pot over medium fire. Add the onions and saute until wilted.

Add the green beans and saute for 5 minutes; then add the tomatoes, garlic, salt, and water.

Cover and simmer 25 minutes or until the beans are tender. Do not overcook, as the beans will become mushy.