This easy green beans stew with rice recipe is very tasty, affordable and you can make it in less than 1 hour. If you have been looking for a healthy lunch recipe that your family will love, you need to try this Lebanese style green beans recipe. Finding healthy meals to cook for your kids can be frustrating but don’t worry, they are going to enjoy this recipe.
Easy Green Beans Stew With Rice Recipe
To prepare this meal, you will need the following ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of beef sliced in cubes
- 1 kilogram of fresh or frozen green beans
- 1 kilogram of rice of your choice
- 1 head of garlic peeled and ground
- 300 grams or 1 bunch of fresh coriander leaves washed and chopped
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 1 can dice tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 liters of water
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 4 tablespoons of broken Vermicelli noodles
- 1 bouillon cube
- 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil
How To Prepare This Easy Green Bean Stew With Rice Recipe
- Put the oil into a large pot and heat it, add in the meat, cinnamon stick and bay leaves and fry it until liquid evaporates
- Add in the garlic and continue to stir it until the garlic is light gold
- Add in the coriander leaves and continue to stir for 30 seconds
- If you are using fresh green beans, wash it and break them into one-inch pieces
- Add them to the meat and lower the heat let it cook for 15-20 minutes or until it changes color
- If you are using frozen green beans, only fry it with the meat for 5 minutes
- Add in the tomato paste + dice tomatoes and stir it for 1 minute before adding in 1 liter of water, bouillon cube, and salt
- Increase the heat to medium heat and let it cook for 30-45 minutes until the stew thickens
Time To Cook The Rice
- Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a large pot and add in the noodles
- Fry it until it turns golden brown in color
- Wash the rice and drain the liquid, add it to the noodles and fry it together for 2 minutes
- Add in 4-5 cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, stir and let it come to a boil
- Cover and lower the heat and let it cook until done
Serve this stew with the rice and a slice of fresh lemon and enjoy!
Other rice recipes worth trying>>
- Chilly Chicken Gravy And Rice Recipe
- Rice And Broad Beans With Ground Beef Recipe
- Jew’s Mallow Molokheya Recipe Lebanese Style
Conclusion
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