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Fasulia bil-lahma (green beans with meat)

A Sudanese stew of green beans slowly simmered with beef or lamb in a fragrant tomato sauce. The beans become tender and soak up the cooking juices. It is a family dish, traditionally served with bread or rice.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Cut the meat into 3 cm pieces and the beans into 3 cm lengths.
  2. Brown the meat in the oil over high heat for 5 to 6 minutes, then remove it.
  3. In the same pot, fry the sliced onions until translucent, about 6 minutes.
  4. Add the garlic, the grated tomatoes and the tomato paste; cook for 5 minutes, stirring.
  5. Return the meat, add the spices and cover with about 1.5 litres of water.
  6. Simmer gently with the lid on for 45 minutes.
  7. Add the green beans, adjust the seasoning and continue cooking covered for 25 minutes, until the beans are tender.
  8. Serve piping hot.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with potatoes cut into cubes, added with the beans, and add 1 teaspoon of paprika.

With what you can find here. Dried lime is sold in Middle Eastern grocers; otherwise a squeeze of lemon juice at the end of cooking works well.

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