Italian flat beans recipe | italian green bean recipe
Learn to make this easy Italian flat beans recipe for a quick meal. Mamma Mia! it tastes delicious!
Equipment
- saucepan
- pan
- Food processor optional
Ingredients
- 500 gms flat beans or any other raw beans you like
- 4 cups water for cooking beans
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 3-4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1-2 medium tomatoes chopped
- salt and black pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Wash well and remove the strings of the flat beans and chop them.
- Boil water in a saucepan on medium heat. Soak the green beans for 10 minutes and drain the excess water.
- Heat oil in a pan and saute garlic. Add onions and let it sweat with little salt.
- Add beans with a teaspoon salt.
- Cover and cook for 5-7 mins.
- Once done ,add chopped tomatoes with pepper, cover and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. Serve warm with crusty bread.