Beans With Meat (etli Kuru Fasulye)

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups beans
• 1/2 lb beef or 1/2 lb lamb, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 dried red peppers or 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon chili red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tablespoon salt, to taste
• 1 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 wash beans, place them in a pot and cover with water (approximately 1 inch above the beans). leave them in water overnight or for at least 12 hours. the next day, cook them with the same water till beans get soft over low heat. you could add baking soda to have softer beans quicker. when they are soft, add ½ tbsp of salt.
• 2 in another pot, sauté chopped meat with oil till they are brown. then add onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. stir in peppers and tomato paste. add one cup of hot water and the remaining salt, and then simmer till the meat is soft. transfer the cooked beans into the pot. simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
• 3 serve with or over rice.
• 4 note: you can also use 2 cans of beans and skip the instructions given in the first paragraph, but it may not be as delicious as the one with dried beans.