Author Notes
This is a classical Turkish summer vegetable recipe ,eaten warm or cold ..Drizzle a good amount of extra virgin olive oil on top to add more flavour. —Gamze Mutfakta (Piper Nigrum)
Ingredients
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1 kg
Fresh Green Beans (flat)
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2
onions
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2
large beef tomatoes
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1 tablespoon
sugar
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1 tablespoon
olive oil
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3-4 tablespoons
extra virgin oil
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1 tablespoon
tomato paste
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salt & pepper
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1-2
cloves of garlic (grated)
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Basil
Directions
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Prepare your beans. Cut the ends.
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In a 1.5 liter of boiling water add 3 tablespoons of salt.(12-15 gr per liter) Blanch green beans until they are soft and tender. Refresh in ice water. Drain excess water, place them on a paper towel.
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Add olive oil in a pan. Dice onions in small cubes.Add onions with salt and sweat them until soft with no color. Add garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes.
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Grate tomatoes. Add them with tomato paste, sugar and add black pepper to taste . Stir . Simmer for 20 minutes add little water if necessary.
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Add cooked green beans to the tomato sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes without a lid!
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Place in a serving dish. Drizzle a good amount of extra virgin oil on top. Add parsley or basil leaves. Serve warm or cold.
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