Green herb stew (Ghormeh sabzi)

This is one of traditional Persian dish and most of Iranians like it so much.

Ingredients:

1. Beef 1 pound (cut into cube size)
2. Pinto bean 1 cup (washed)
3. Onion 1 medium (chopped)
4. Parsley 2 cups (finely chopped)
5. Cilantro 1 cup (finely chopped)
6. Spinach 1cup (finely chopped)
7. Leek or chive or scallion ½ cups (finely chopped)
8. Dry fenugreek (shanbelileh) 2 tbsp
9. Dry lemon 5 or dry lemon powder 1 tbsp (you can use lemon juice)
10. Oil 6 tbsp
11. Turmeric 1 tsp
12. Salt

Directions:

In a nonstick pan sauté all fresh, green herbs and dry fenugreek using 4tbsp of oil and set aside.
Onion should be fry in a 2 tbsp of oil in your cooking pan.
Combine beef to onion after turning golden brown and fry until beef juice absorb.
Add pinto bean and turmeric. Cook with 3 cups of water until beef and been are cooked.
If you are using whole lemon should make some hole in them using a fork and soak in warm water for a couple of hours and ad prepared lemon to meat and bean let boil 15 minutes. Then add fried herbs to the pot and let cook for another 15 minutes.
If you are using lemon powder or juice you can add them in the last 5 minutes.
You can add salt anytime. (After beef is cooked would be better)
You may replace pinto bean with red kidney bean or even black eye pea!
Enjoy!!!