Algerian Beef Loubia
Salem Hello
We eat a lot of dishes based on legumes. In stews and soups like chickpeas posted HERE, broad beans HERE. Lentils and split peas are also very good in soup or bissara.
All these recipes and dishes that come back in winter are appreciated and beneficial to our health.
Temperatures have dropped sharply, after a few mild days. My husband kindly asked for a nice spicy loubia to combat the cold.
Always accompanied by our delicious and traditional kesra Rakhsis or, even better, a matlouh, find the two recipes HERE and HERE.
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White bean stew
For a good, melt-in-the-mouth bean stew, soak the beans in water for 24 hours, as you do with chickpeas, then divide the quantity into portions and freeze.
You remove the desired quantity at the time of preparation, this guarantees you a good quality stew, fast cooking and above all melting well....
Ingredients :
Slices of beef or veal
300g white beans, soaked in water in advance and frozen
1 tablespoon dried onion or shallots (I don't like to use fresh onions)
4 garlic cloves or more (loubia loves garlic)
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 bay leaf
stalks and leaves of celery
Parsley
1 tbsp red ras el hanout
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp hot red pepper
1 /3 tsp pepper
1 tbsp salt
2 l very hot water (be careful not to add cold water, as this will spoil the beans).
Preparation:
1- In a casserole dish, brown the meat in olive oil over moderate heat, add the beans and leave on low heat for 5 to 10 min.
2- Add the tomato concentrate, dried onions, minced garlic, celery, spices, pepper (but not salt) and simmer over low heat until the meat takes on a light color and absorbs the aromas and flavors.
3- Add the very hot water, stir and add the salt, bay leaf and close the casserole and leave to cook for around 40 min (or more, depending on the quality of the beans and meat).
4- Stop cooking once the loubia and meat are cooked and the sauce is a little thick.
5- Serve piping hot with parsley, lemon, harissa and sometimes olive oil...
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