Description:

Comfort food for Lebanese families. Delcious and nutritous. Try it for a change and it will become a standard at your house.

Source:

Susan Doocy (From a visiting diplomat)

Serves/Makes:4 or more

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (.9 kg). green beans
• 1 lb (.5 kg). lamb, cubed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 16 oz (448 grm). can tomatoes
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). can tomato sauce
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) salt
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) pepper
• 1 cup (225 ml) water
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) butter
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) cinnamon
• cooked rice

Preparation

• Brown meat with onions in melted butter and add spices.
• String and cut green beans. Wash and drain.
• Combine beans with meat.
• Cover and steam for 15 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, sauce and water and cook over low heat approximately 1 hour.
• Serve over rice.

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