Green beans and olive oil (Fassoliya bi zait)

Ingredients

• 500 grams of green beans
• 8 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 1 large tomato (pealed and finely diced)
• 1/2 cup of olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup chopped of corinader (Kusbara)

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Step By Step

1. Trim off the ends of each bean and cut it into 2 or 3 pieces.
2. Rinse well and add to a large pot of boiling salted water.
3. Cover, reduce heat to moderate and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Drain off all but 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, and add the remaining ingredients except for the corinader.
5. Blend gently and cook for 25 minutes.
6. Add the corinader and cook 5 more minutes.
7. Taste and adjust seasoning.
8. The sauce should be thick and each bean glistening and coated.
9. Serve chilled or at room temperature.