Easy Iraqi Green Beans With Meat
This recipe, slightly adapted, is from "Iraqi Family Cookbook from Mosul to America." You can also make this vegetarian without the meat, just fry the onions first in olive oil and then add the green beans, tomato sauce, salt and spices along with one cup water, then simmer for 20 minutes. The Arabic spice mixture (baharat/bahara) recipe follows at the end of the recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 3tablespoons oil
- 1
- 1
- 8ounces tomato sauce
- 4cups water
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2teaspoon baharat
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DIRECTIONS
- Saute the lamb (or beef) in the oil until lightlly browned.
- Add the onion and water and cook for 35 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the green beans and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce, salt and Arabic spice mixture and cook for 10-15 more minutes.
- Serve with rice. You can also make this with other vegetables, such as cauliflower and/or potatoes. With cauliflower the cooking time would probably be a little less.
- Arabic Spice Mixture (baharat):
- 1 Table. ground black pepper, 2 Table. ground allspice, 2 Table. ground cinnamon, 1/4 Table. ground cloves, 1/4 Table. ground cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg. Mix together and store in the freezer. Use as needed.
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