Lebanese Beef and Kidney Bean Stew with Rice: Fasolia w Riz Recipe

Lebanese Fasolia Recipe – Beef and Kidney Bean Stew With Rice

Ingredients

• Fasolia Beef Stew Ingredients
• 1 lb beef, stew meat, cut into cubes
• 2 cups red beans, haricot
• 6 teaspoons tomato paste
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Lebanese 7 spices
• 1/3 teaspoon black pepper
• 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 4 cinnamon sticks, optional
• 1 teaspoon cilantro leaves, dried or green
• Rice Ingredients
• 3 cups rice
• 1/4 cup vermicelli
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Soak the beans in water for 6 hours or overnight to help soften them.

2. When ready to cook, rinse the beans then add to a cooking pot with 6-7 cups of fresh water on high heat.

3. Once boiling, Lower heat to simmer and cook for 40-60 minutes or until the beans soften and are easy to smash.

4. As the beans are about to finish their simmer, in a separate deep cooking pot, add 1 finely chopped onion and lightly fry it with 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat while stirring.

5. Cut meat into small cubes (1 inch) and add to the pot along with the 7-spices, black pepper, cinnamon, salt and stir well for a few minutes until the meat turns light brown.

6. Add the minced garlic and cilantro leaves, and sauté for a couple of minutes more.

7. Add 3 cups of warm water to the meat pot, stir well and bring to a boil.

8. Pour the cooked beans with their water on top of the meat pot.

9. Add the tomato paste, stir well, and let simmer on low heat for another 20 minutes while stirring occasionally. The stew is now ready.

10. Chop the vermicelli into 1 inch pieces then lightly fry them with a bit of butter.

11. Add the vermicelli in a pot with 3 cups of rice, 6 cups of water, and a dash of salt.

12. Heat the rice on medium heat until it reaches a boil, at which point lower the heat , cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.

13. Serve the beef bean stew hot in a deep plate with a side of vermicelli rice.