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Lebanese style french beans

French beans never looked so good!

French beans never looked so good!

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(80 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 15 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Nutritional Information

Each 230g serving contains

Energy
384kj
92kcal
5%
Fat
3.7g
Low
5%
Saturates
0.2g
Low
1%
Sugars
7.1g
Med
8%
Salt
0.02g
Low
0%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
167kj/40kcal

Ingredients

1 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely sliced

2 tsp cumin seeds lightly crushed

1 small cinnamon stick

1 bay leaf (dried or fresh)

400g can Asda chopped tomatoes

1tsp sugar

400g Asda Growers selection green beans, trimmed

Method

1
Place the oil in a large saucepan. Over a medium heat, add the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until softened but not coloured, add the garlic and cumin seeds to the pan and fry for a further minute.
2
Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, chopped tomatoes and sugar, bring to the boil and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
3
Add the green beans and stir through the sauce. Allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes until the beans are just tender. Serve immediately.