Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Green bean and rice (Loubia polo)




Ingredients:

1. Rice 4 cups
2. Ground beef or turkey 1 pound
3. Green bean 1 pound
4. Onion 1 medium
5. Tomato paste ½ cup
6. Turmeric 1 tsp
7. Salt
8. Canola oil

Directions:

Wash green beans and cut them into ½ inch pieces, set a side.
Chop onion into small cubes and sauté in 2 Tbsp of oil in a skillet pan until turn golden brown.
Add ground meat to the pan and stir frequently to prevent the ground meat pieces attached to each other (to prevent that it will be good to add a couple of Tbsp water while stir)
Add turmeric and stir until meat is almost cooked.
Combine with green bean, stir for a few minutes.
In a bowl mix tomato paste with a cup of water and pour all over the mixture add some salt too.
Close the lid and let cook for about 20 minutes (if it looks need more water then add some)
Wash rice and add about 12 cups water and 2 Tbsp salt, bring to boil and let
Become half cooked then drain it.
Add 2 Tbsp oil to the cooking pan you may put some sliced potato or piece of flat bread in the bottom or you may just add about one third of rice and spread one third of meat and green bean mix over it and repeat this until rice and mixture are finished.
Make a cone shape with your food using a spatula and make some whole in it using a spoon or fork.
Put on high heat mix 4 Tbsp of oil with ½ cup water, pour all over and around the rice.
Put pot lid in a piece of cloth or paper towel, keep the lid tight, turn stove temperature on medium low.
It will be ready in 30-40 minuets.


Enjoy!

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