Fasolia Recipe (Arabic Bean Stew)
Fasolia is a Middle Eastern bean stew recipe which is mixed with beef cubes, coriander leaves and tomato sauce.
Equipment
- 1 Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 500 gram of boneless beef cubes
- 2 cup of dry white beans or black eyed beans
- 1 ½ cup of chopped coriander leaves
- 1 cup of chopped onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 4 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 tablespoon of tomato paste
- 4 cup of water and beef broth
- Salt and Black Pepper for taste
Instructions
Cooking using the Pot
- Boil the beef and the white beans in a separate pot in medium-highheat. The meat will be boiling for 1 ½ hours and the bean for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Once they are both soft and tender. Remove them from the pot, and setthem aside on a plate for later use. Do not throw the beef broth away.
- In a different pot, add olive oil and chopped garlic and onion. Stir
for few minutes till the color turns transparent - Add the cooked beef cubes and curry powder. Stir to combine
- Add water and the remaining beef broth and cooked white beans. Wait
till it started to boil - Add the coriander leaves and tomato paste. Lower the fire to low heat
and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes - While simmering, add salt and black pepper for taste
- Once done, serve with Arabic vermicelli rice and Arabic salads.
Cooking Using Pressure Cooker
- Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil in the pressure cooker
- Add chopped red onion and garlic. Stir to mix
- Add beef cubes and the black eyed beans. Mix to stir
- Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and pour 4 cups of water.
- Add salt and black pepper. Gently stir
- Close the lid and put on pressure regulator on the pressure cooker. Let it cook for 30 to 35 minutes in low heat
- Remove the pressure regulator to depressurize the pressure cooker before opening the lid of the pressure cooker
- Add the chopped coriander leaves and give it a quick stir. Let it simmer for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- For the pressure cooker, I am using black-eyed beans, while for the cooking pot I am using white beans. There is no difference in terms of its taste.
- You can use 2 cups of tomato sauce instead of 2 tablespoons of tomato paste.
- You can use any beans such as green beans, white beans, red kidney beans, or black-eyed beans
- If you want to cook faster, preferably use a pressure cooker.
- You can use canned or dried fasolia beans
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 29gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 317mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3g
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