Green Beans Lubi Meat Stew Recipes

LOUBIA BI LAHME

Steps:

• Sauté the onions in some regular olive oil until golden. Reduce the heat and add the garlic for another minute or so
• Add the cilantro and bitesize beef pieces and fry off over high heat until the meat is sealed for around five minutes
• Then add the green beans and stir everything together for another five minutes so the beans turn a vibrant green
• Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato concentrate, seven spice, salt and boiling water
• Bring everything to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer for around fifteen minutes
• Taste the tomato sauce and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Drizzle on the pomegranate molasses just before you turn off the heat.

GREEN BEANS (LUBI) & MEAT STEW

Steps:

• boil the meat in 3-4 cups of water first and remove the scum that appears on the water surface.
• add to it a cinnamon stick, 1/2 onion, salt to taste.
• when the meat is half done, remove the onion and cinnamon stick from the water.
• Fry the onions and garlic in some oil separately until they are yellow in color and add them to the meat and water mixture.
• Add to the above mixture the tomatoes and green beans and add the above spices and adjust the salt to your taste. ( to prepare green beans the end of the beans should be removed and they should be cut in half)
• If water is not covering all the green beans, add more water and adjust salt if needed.
• let the mixture boil for around 45 minutes until the green beans are completely cooked i.e. they are very soft.
• serve with rice.

LEBANESE GREEN BEANS, LUBIE

Steps:

• In a large pot over low heat, sautee onions in olive oil with a little salt until very brown.
• To the same pan, add garlic, cumin and cinamon and sautee another 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes in juice and cook until spice and onions have incorporated into the liquid.
• Add DRAINED green beans - cover and cook for at least 10 minutes.
• Add salt to tast.
• TOPPING While beans are cooking, toast pine nuts in a DRY sautee pan over medium heat. Be sure to turn them and watch closely as they burn quickly - about 2 minutes. Add cumin and olive oil and remove from heat.
• To serve place beans in large bowl and dirzzle pine nut mixture over the top.

LUBEE (LEBANESE GREEN BEANS AND LAMB)

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in frying pan over medium-high heat. Add lamb and onions and cook until lamb begins to brown and onion begins to turn translucent.
• Stir in garlic, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low.
• Stir in green beans. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Cover pan and cook over low heat about 1 hour, or until lamb is tender.
• Serve over cooked rice.