Name: Fagiolini in umido (Green beans cooked in tomato)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: a small handful of chopped parsley; about 10 basil leaves, roughly torn; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 1.2 kg (2 lb 10 oz) fresh, ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped, or 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) tin of peeled tomatoes, with their juice, chopped; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) green beans, washed and trimmed

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

About

This is a fairly standard dish when green beans are in season — sometimes it is also stewed without tomato and served simply with lemon and olive oil. This can accompany any main course. Serve with a good chunk of bread.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, pe

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and sauté on a low heat until lightly golden. Add the garlic and the tomatoes. Simmer for a few more minutes. Add the beans, parsley, basil and about 500 ml (2 cups