Fasulye (Turkish Green Beans with Meat)
A true family heirloom, fasulye is a Turkish green bean stew with meat that is simple and comforting. Simmered in tomato broth, we like to serve fasulye with basmati or jasmine rice.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 484kcal
Cost: $15
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef stew meat cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 ½ cups stock or water chicken stock or beef stock
- 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 pound green beans ends trimmed
- chopped parsley for garnish
- Cooked Jasmine rice for serving
Instructions
- Pat the cubed beef dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Bring a Dutch oven to medium high heat and drizzle with olive oil. Once hot, sear the beef cubes, in batches until caramelized on all sides.
- Remove the beef to a plate and sauté the chopped onions until softened, for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir the tomato paste in sauté for another minute until deepened in color. Then pour in ½ cup water or stick and deglaze, scraping up any meaty bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven.
- Add the beef cubes back in and pour in the rest of the water or stock and chopped tomatoes. Stir together and simmer the stew for 10 minutes.
- Place green beans on top of the stew, making sure they lay on top and not submerged so the green beans steam and not overcook.
- Cover the Dutch oven,, leaving a small opening and bring everything to a simmer and cook the beef stew for 1-1 ½ hours, until the meat is tender and green beans are just cooked through.
- Once done, serve fasule with white rice, spooning the sauce over the rice and garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
- This recipe can easily be made in the slow cooker, with the same directions.
- Use frozen green beans instead of fresh. There is no need to thaw.
- This recipe tastes even better the next day and is great for making ahead!
Nutrition
Calories: 484kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 57g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 1019mg | Potassium: 1305mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1393IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 7mg