Lebanese Lamb And Bean Stew Food

LAMB STEW WITH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion and celery until golden. Stir in lamb, and cook until evenly brown. Stir in tomato sauce and water. Reduce heat, and simmer for about 1 hour.
• Stir in green beans. Season with parsley, mint, dill, cinnamon, sugar, salt and pepper. Continue cooking until beans are tender.

LUBEE (LEBANESE GREEN BEANS AND LAMB)

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in frying pan over medium-high heat. Add lamb and onions and cook until lamb begins to brown and onion begins to turn translucent.
• Stir in garlic, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low.
• Stir in green beans. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Cover pan and cook over low heat about 1 hour, or until lamb is tender.
• Serve over cooked rice.

LEBANESE LAMB AND BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Cover beans with cold water by 3 inches in a bowl and soak at room temperature at least 8 hours. Drain well in a colander.
• Bring lamb, baharat, and water (9 cups) to a boil in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot, then vigorously simmer mixture, covered, until meat is almost tender, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Add beans and cook, uncovered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour more. Meanwhile, heat oil over moderate heat in a 12-inch heavy skillet until hot but not smoking, then cook onions, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, stirring, until onions are pale golden and tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. When beans are tender, stir in tomato-onion mixture and simmer until just heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
• *A Middle Easterna and African ground-spice mixture that typically contains allspice, cinnamon, clove, cumin, Maras chile, and black pepper. Available at Middle Eastern markets and Formaggio Kitchen (888-212-3224; formaggiokitchen.com).

LEBANESE GREEN BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Clip stem ends off green beans.
• Cut in half and rinse in cold water.
• Brown lamb cubes and onions in butter, or a little water.
• Add green beans and saute for 10 minutes.
• Add salt, spices, chopped tomatoes and water.
• Cover and simmer on low heat for 55 minutes, or until done.
• Serve with rice pilaf with sauteed pine nuts.

LAMB AND BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Put lima beans, whole onion and pork hocks in a pot with 8 cups water. Cook 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, put oil into a hot pan and brown lamb over high heat on both sides, about 10 minutes. Salt and pepper lightly. Pour off fat. Add chopped onion and garlic and scrape pieces from bottom of pan. Add remaining 2 cups water, tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and thyme, and bring to boil. Adjust salt and pepper.
• Remove pork hocks from beans and add to lamb mixture. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
• Cut kielbasa into 16 slices. Add 8 pieces to lamb mixture and reserve the rest.
• Chop cooked whole onion and add it, together with lima beans (drained slightly), to lamb.
• Remove pork hocks from pan and cut into small pieces, including skin. Add back to pan. Discard bones. Simmer 15 minutes
• Preheat broiler to high.
• Push bread through a strainer, or put in a food processor, to make crumbs.
• Transfer cassoulet to an oven-proof pot. Remove bay leaf. Top with bread crumbs and place remaining kielbasa over the top. Place casserole about 9 inches from broiler and cook until bread crumbs are browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven, top with chopped parsley and serve.