Recipe - Green Beans With Tomatoes And Honey

1 pound Green beans, trimmed, cut
crosswise in 1/2
2 tablespoon Olive oil
One half cup Onion, finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic, finely
chopped
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One half teaspoon Ground cumin
One half teaspoon Ground black pepper
1 pn Cayenne
1 cn (16 oz) plum tomatoes,
drained, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon Salt
3 teaspoon Honey
1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice

Place bean in vegetable steamer with water. Steam until beans turn very
bright green but are still crunchy, about 5 minutes. Rinse in steamer
basket under cold running water. Drain.

Heat oil in wide shallow saucepan. Add onion and garlic; saute until
softened, for about 5 minutes. Add cinnamon, cumin, black pepper, and
cayenne; saute for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and One half tsp salt. Bring to
boiling, stirring frequently to preven sticking, 810 minutes, until thick
jamlike consistency. Stir in honey and lemon juice. Add beans. Cover; lower
heat; cook at low simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender,
about 15 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Season with remaining salt if
desired.
Posted to EATL Digest 31 Dec 96

Recipe by: Family Circle 2197

From: The Taillons taillon@ACCESS.MOUNTAIN.NET

Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 14:53:05 0500