Braised green beans & tomatoes

SIt is green beans season and I love this vegetable.  You can prepare it in so many different ways, but once i tried this middle-eastern recipe, I usually prepare it this way.

Ingredients for 4 to 6 servings

Half cup olive oil
12 garlic cloves, sliced
2 onions, chopped
4 cups of green beans, cut diagonally
4 cups tomatoes, chopped
1 head garlic, cloves separated, unpeeled
2 Tbs tomato paste
Salt and Pepper
1 Tbs sugar (do not avoid, important ingredient)

Process:

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and saute garlic and onions until soft.  Add the green beans and stir well (beans will turn a deep green).  Cover for 5 minutes.

Remove lid and add chopped tomatoes, cloves of unpeeled garlic, tomato paste and sugar.

Season with salt and pepper, lower heat, cover and allow to simmer for 30 minutes until sauce thickens and beans are tender (from the "When Susan Cooks" cookbook).

Dinstana buranija s paradajzom

Volim buraniju, spremljenu na sve nacine, ali otkako sam probala ovaj recept najcesce spreman na ovaj nacin.

Za 4 do 6 porcija vam je potrebno:

1/2 Solje maslinovog ulja
12 Cehnica bijelog luka, sitno isjeckano
2 Crvena luka, srednje velicine, sitno isjeckano
4 Solje zelene buranije, ociscene i izlomljene (nesto vise od 1/2 Kg)
4 Solje paradajza sitno isjeckanog (4 paradajza sredne velicine)
1 Cijela glavica bijelog luka, razdvojenih cehni, ali neoguljenih
2 Kasike paradajz pirea
1 Kasika secera (ovo je vazan dio recepta, ne izbjegavajte!)
So i biber

Priprema

U dubokoj velikoj tavi zagrijte ulje i dinstajte bijeli i crveni luk dok ne poprimi staklastu boju i ne omeksa.

Dodajte buraniju i dobro promjesajte (Buranija ce poprimiti zagasito zelenu boju).  Poklopite na 5 minuta, sklonite poklopac i dodajte isjeceni paradajz, cehnici neoguljenog bijelog luka, paradajz pastu i secer.

Zacinite dodajuci so i biber.

Smanjite temperaturu, poklopite i pustite da se dinjsta 30 minuta dok se sos zgusne a buranija ne omeksa.