How to cook Uganda Spicy French Green Beans

 

Uganda Spicy French Green Beans

Ingredients

ingredients serve 8 persons

1. 3T vegetable oil
2. 3T whole cumin seeds
3. 3T fresh ginger, minced
4. 8 cloves garlic, minced
5. 2t ground coriander
6. ½ c canned diced tomatoes
7. 1 kg fresh green beans, washed and cut into 2‐inch lengths
8. water
9. ¼ ‐ ½ t salt
10. Ground black pepper
11. 1T lemon juice

Method

1. Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and cook for a few seconds.
2. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the coriander, then the tomatoes, mashing the tomatoes a bit with the back of the spoon. Cook 2 minutes.
3. Add the beans, salt and about ¼ c water, maybe a bit less, and turn heat up to medium‐high.
4. Stir, cover and cook about 5 ‐ 7 minutes, or until the beans are almost as tender as you like them
5. Remove the cover and add the lemon juice and a generous grind of black pepper
6. Turn heat to high and cook off a bit of the liquid, stirring. Serve hot or at room temperature