Loubia bi Lahme

Ingredients

• 600 g of green beans (fresh or frozen)
• 200 g of beef fillet (diced into bitesize pieces)
• Handful of cilantro (fresh coriander, chopped)
• 2 onions (chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 4 tomatoes (chopped)
• 1 tbsp tomato concentrate
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/4 tsp seven spice
• Salt to taste (approx 1/2 tbsp)
• 2 tbsp of pomegranate molasses

Instructions

1. 1

   Sauté the onions in some regular olive oil until golden. Reduce the heat and add the garlic for another minute or so

2. 2

   Add the cilantro and bitesize beef pieces and fry off over high heat until the meat is sealed for around five minutes

3. 3

   Then add the green beans and stir everything together for another five minutes so the beans turn a vibrant green

4. 4

   Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato concentrate, seven spice, salt and boiling water

5. 5

   Bring everything to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer for around fifteen minutes

6. 6

   Taste the tomato sauce and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Drizzle on the pomegranate molasses just before you turn off the heat.