Chile Green Beans

Submitted by Tebo3759

"Red and green make this a festive dish. It can be a hot as you wish. . just add more chilli. The chicken stock can be replaced with a vegetable sauce for a vegetarian dish."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 onions, thickly sliced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup water
• 1 lb green beans, trimmed and cut
• 1 red pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• salt and pepper
• 4 small tomatoes, peeled and quartered

directions

1. Heat oil in saucepan or wok.
2. Add onions and fry until softened, about 8 minutes.
3. Add chilli powder and flour.
4. Cook stirring for 2 minutes.
5. Gradually add stock stirring until smooth.
6. Add beans, pepper and tomato paste.
7. Lower heat and simmer 15 minutes.
8. Season to taste.
9. Add tomatoes and cook another 3 minutes.

Reviews

[Anu_N]

Wonderful! I halved the recipe and followed all the instructions. I needed to add an extra 1/2 cup of water for the beans since the original 1/2 cup didn't seem enough for the beans to cook in. I also simmered them covered. This spicy dish made the perfect side to rotis for a piquant dinner!

 

[HeatherDiane]

I made this for Xmas dinner, and just remembered to review it. It was easy, tasty, and fast. I followed the recipie to a T and it turned out great!