A Persian 'Khoresht' Recipe

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Many of the Iranian recipes are very healthy as they typically contain a mixture of lean stew meat, vegetables and legumes.  The meaning of the traditional 'khoresht' is lost in translation and the closest word in English for it is stew.  I absolutely love this specific khorest (khoresthe loobia- green bean stew).  Iranians, usually after they cook the ingredients separately, they then let the whole thing simmer for a little while (30 min or so) for the entire flavor to settle and become even more delicious.

You will need: 1 lb of green beans- buy them fresh, then wash them of course and cut them into one-inch pieces. You will also need one package of lean stew meat, one onion, one can of diced tomatoes and one can of tomatoe sauce.

Mince the onion and cook it with the meat in olive oil.  Then add the cut green beans, the cans of diced tomatoes and tomatoe sauce.  Add to the mixture 1 tablespoon of turmeric, a dash of curry and salt and pepper to taste.  Let this mizxture simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes. And you are done.  If you want to freeze some back it's even more delicious for left overs. 

As I mentioned you can serve it over rice.  Or my favorite presentation is to serve it on a big fresh leaf of red cabbage.