This time of the year Green Beans are in season. I love going to the Farmer’s Market and seeing piles of them waiting to be purchased. For those of you who love Lubia Polow, Persian Rice with Green Bean, you will definitely
like this khorest as it’s similar. Â This Persian Green Bean Khoresht is simple to make and if you don’t want to use fresh green beans, frozen ones are just fine as a substitute.
Ingredients
1 lb stew meat
1 large onion
5 garlic cloves
1 tsp turmeric
14 oz diced tomato can
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 lb green beans
2-3 tbsp lemon juice
salt & pepper
oil
Small dice onion and mince garlic. Saute until just past translucent in some oil. Add turmeric and mix well.
Cut meat into 1 inch cubes. Season with salt and pepper and add to onion. Brown meat on all sides. Add 2 cups of water, cover and simmer on medium low for 1 hour.
Add can of tomatoes, tomato paste, and 1 cup of water. Â Let come to a simmer and adjust seasoning as needed.
In the mean time remove string from green beans, remove ends and cut into 1 inch pieces.
Saute green beans in some oil for about 3 minutes making sure to season with salt.
Add green beans to stew along with lemon juice. Cover and simmer on medium low for 1 hour.
Serve over Chelow, Persian Rice.
July 13, 2012
salam
site kheyli khubi dari
man amruz ettefaghi didamesh
omidvaram movafagh bashi & edameh bedi
az in be bad har ruz chek mikonam
May 2, 2013
I made this yesterday and it was so delicious, the whole family really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for your blog MPK, your superbly illustrated instructions makes persian food accessible to even amateur chefs like myself. Today I’m making khoresht aloo, which I’ve just tasted and it’s so wonderful. Thank you so much! Lots of love from Morocco
January 12, 2015
Hi,
If I use frozen beans, when should I add then or how long should they be cooked with the stew? I’m afraid if I cook them with the stew, they will turn to slush after one hour. Thanks for you help!
December 13, 2015
This is amazing! My childhood best friend’s mom used to make something similar and I’ve been craving it for over a decade!
A little late for the commenter above, but in case anyone else is wondering about fresh vs frozen green beans… I ended up using some frozen green beans after I realized that the amount of fresh ones I put in was only about half of what I needed. I sautee’d the frozen ones straight from the freezer until they weren’t frozen anymore and tossed them in. When it was finished, I couldn’t tell the difference between the fresh and the frozen.