Recipe#6683

Title: Braised String Beans (Fassoulakia Yahni)

  Source: The Art of Greek Cookery,
  by the Women of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church
 
  Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
From: Karen Mintzias
Date: 08 Nov 95 07:02:19 -0800

      Yield: 4 servings
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      1 sm Garlic clove; minced
    3/4 c  Olive oil
      1 ts Tomato paste
    1/2    Fresh tomato
           -- peeled and chopped
      1 lb String beans
           Parsley or mint; chopped
           Salt and pepper
           Water
  Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft.  Add tomato paste and
  fresh tomato and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened.  Add string
  beans and seasoning and enough water to cover.  Cover and cook until
  beans are tender.  Makes 4-6 servings.