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| Turkish Green Beans Recipe in English |
This is another one of my favourite Turkish dishes. Green beans or runner beans cooked in olive oil with vegetables.A lighter take on Turkish fasulye, this is quickly sauteed green beans.
Integrated:
1 pound of fresh grean beans or
1 pack of frozen green beans (either french style, my favorite, or italian cut)
1 big onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, sliced or chopped
2 big fresh tomatoes, finely chopped, grated, or blended or 1 can of petite diced tomatoes
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup hot water
salt
optional
1/8 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp tomato paste
Method:
-If you're using fresh green beans clean and trim them to 1 to 1 1/2 inch pieces.
-Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the chopped onions and garlic until soft.
-If you want tu use tomato paste add it at this point and stir for a min.
-Add the beans and stir them until they slightly change color (app. 4-6 mins).
-Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 mins and then add sugar (cumin), water, and salt. Water should cover the beans completely, but not too much make them seem like they're swimming in it.
-Cover the pan and cook with low heat until the beans are soft (30 mins with frozen beans - 45 mins with fresh ones).
If you have a pressure cooker, after adding everything cook it for 15 minutes on mediumm.
This is traditionally served cold, but it's good when it's warm too.