Yesil Fasulye vegan - Turkish green beans in tomato sauce

I made this dish before, but as a non vegan one. That was a complete meal with ground beef and eaten with rice.

The way the dish is cooked this time means not only it is vegan, but it is part of a Turkish meze and can be eaten either warm or cold. A side dish to go with many others. I love this food culture.

I made tomato sauce the day before and only used some of it.  Now I can use it up completely, no food waste. 

Ingredients:

500 g long pole beans

2 tbsp olive oil

1 red onion, 3 garlic cloves

120 g homemade tomato sauce

200 ml veg stock

1 tbsp paprika paste, 1 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp Pul Biber, 1 tbsp pomegranat syrup

Salt, pepper, parsley

Just wash the beans and top and tail them. Cut them in 4 cm pieces.

Chop onion and garlic and sauté them in olive oil. Add both pastes and the pul biber and give it 2 min. Now in with the beans and the stock and tomato sauce.

Season with pomegranate syrup and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat and cook until the beans are soft. That takes 12 to 15 min. Add parsley.