Recipe for "loubia-1"

NAME

     LOUBIA-1 - Algerian green beans with almonds
     This is a variation on an Algerian recipe from Rose  Dosti's
     Middle  Eastern  Cooking.  Since when is North Africa in the
     Middle East? You may well ask.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)

     500 g     fresh green beans
     1 liter   water, salted
     50 ml     peanut oil
     1         clove garlic, mashed
     2.5 ml    ground cumin
     1 ml      paprika
     1 ml      ground cloves
     15 g      slivered almonds

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Clean and trim green  beans.   Simmer  in  lightly
               salted  water  until  just  tender,  about  30 -45
               minutes.  Drain and put in serving dish.
          (2)  Put remaining ingredients (except  almonds)  in  a
               saucepan   over  medium  heat  and  cook  for  two
               minutes, stirring constantly.  Add the almonds and
               stir briefly to coat.
          (3)  Pour the oil mixture over the green beans and toss
               gently  until  beans are thoroughly coated.  Serve
               warm.

NOTES

     Canned green beans are not an acceptable substitute in  this
     recipe. Powdered garlic is probably OK.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 10 minutes preparation, 50  minutes
     cooking.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Karen Kolling
     DEC Systems Research Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
     kolling@src.DEC.COM decwrl!decsrc!kolling