Arabic Green Beans With Beef

Submitted by Sassy in da South

"A spicy beef with green beans in tomato sauce. Yum! Yum! Add some garlic or red pepper flakes for more kick if you want!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 lbs beef round roast, cubed
• 2 onions, diced
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed and halved
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can canned tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

directions

1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat; brown the beef in the hot oil for 10 minutes.
2. Stir in the onions and 1/2 cup water; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Mix the green beans, allspice, pepper, and salt into the mixture; cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes and tomato sauce; cover with water; cover and simmer another 45 minutes.

Reviews

[evewitch]

The flavor of this was really good. The beef ended up overcooked. One thing that I would change is to brown the beef in two batches. I used frozen green beans that were not thawed, so I think heating them contributed to the overcooking problem also. I think the flavor was fine, so if I had to do that again I would make sure the green beans were thawed first to avoid overcooking the rest of the dish.

 

[Julie Bs Hive]

I didn't find this spicy so maybe next time I'll add the garlic & pepper flakes. Served with couscous it was a very satisfying meal. Made for ZWT4. NEXT DAY EDIT: When this dish sat for about four hours the flavors developed so sweetly and so beautitfully I had to change my rating from 4-5 stars. TFS

 

[PetesNina]

This was comfort food in my house when I was growing up. My grandmother brought this recipe from Syria with her and it was passed through the family. We always had it over rice, and that's how I serve it to this day. Thanks for reminding me that we haven't had it for too long.