Green beans with tomatoes and honey

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Green beans, trimmed, cut crosswise in 1/2
2 tablespoons Olive oil
½ cup Onion, finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic, finely chopped
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon Ground cumin
½ teaspoon Ground black pepper
1 pinch Cayenne
1 can (16 oz) plum tomatoes, drained, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon Salt
3 teaspoons Honey
1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice

Directions

Place bean in vegetable steamer with water. Steam until beans turn very bright green but are still crunchy, about 5 minutes. Rinse in steamer basket under cold running water. Drain.

Heat oil in wide shallow saucepan. Add onion and garlic; saute until softened, for about 5 minutes. Add cinnamon, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne; saute for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and ½ tsp salt. Bring to boiling, stirring frequently to preven sticking, 8-10 minutes, until thick jamlike consistency. Stir in honey and lemon juice. Add beans. Cover; lower heat; cook at low simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Season with remaining salt if desired.

Posted to EAT-L Digest 31 Dec 96 Recipe by: Family Circle 2-1-97 From: The Taillons <taillon@...> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 14:53:05 -0500

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