While traveling to Syria to see my husband’s relatives, I picked up the recipe. It can be a tasty side dish or a nutritious, quick, and simple vegetarian or vegan main dish for lunch or dinner that is surprisingly full when eaten with pita bread.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen cut green beans
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Place the green beans into a large pot, and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt to taste, and put the lid on the pot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beans are cooked to your desired doneness. Syrians like it cooked until the green beans are turning brownish in color. The idea is not to saute them, but to let them steam in the moisture released by the ice crystals.
- Add cilantro and garlic to the beans, and continue to cook just until the cilantro has started to wilt. Eat as a main course by scooping up with warm pita bread or serve as a side dish.
Reviews
Surprised at how good this is for such a simple recipe! We grow pole beans every year and I always have enough to give pounds away, plus eat them nearly every day. I’m always looking for new ways to prepare them, and this will go into the regular August Beanapalooza cooking rotation. I used fresh beans, and did double the garlic because I’m Italian American and can’t seem to add a single clove of garlic to anything. 🙂 The cilantro was milder than I expected after wilting, as I normally use it fresh. Such great flavor, thanks for sharing!
I made this as a side dish for Thanksgiving! I figured that everyone was tired of the old traditional green bean casserole and I was right! These beans went over HUGE. Of course I had add more ingredients and I diced some onion into the pot, but people were asking for the recipe and I told them where i found it. Looks like we have a new green bean tradition :D. No photo… they didn’t last long. I’ll have to take one next time before I put them on the table.
I finally find the perfect green beans recipe! I made this for thanksgiving, and we all loved it. It was just perfect. I used fresh green beans since that is what I have purchased already. I also like it more cooked, so I cooked the beans first and then added the oil, garlic, and cilantro. I will make this again for sure.
Two things, I never leave reviews, and I never eat green beans. I try to be a good example to my kids, so I made this recipe and GUESS WHO ATE ALL THE GREEN BEANS?! I gave my kids their fair share and I ate all the rest. This recipe is delicious. It is so healthy and the cilantro really brightens the beans up. I have never eaten so many green beans in my life, and I am 46.
I like the recipe exactly as printed but sometimes for variety I use mint instead of cilantro. Occasionally I dice a cooked potato into the finished dish. There are never any leftovers.
A good, healthy way to spice up boring green beans.
It was delicious and easy to make! I skipped the salt and added an extra clove of garlic. It’s just different enough to be special, but doesn’t require any unusual ingredients. I plan to make this often!
Absolutely delicious. – I prefer using the thin green beans over regular cut size. – And thank you for this excellent recipe.
I have made this recipe several times with fresh or frozen green beans. When using fresh green beans I add a small amount of water. Cooking time is longer with fresh green beans. I prefer to cook my green beans till they start to turn brown.
It was truly tarty & tasty. Refreshing too.
This was crazy easy and SO VERY GOOD! I was shocked at how simple it was and with minimal ingredients but yet how fantastic it is! I will be making this on the regular! YUM YUM YUM! 10/10 on easy and delish. I made the recipe exactly as written! Thank you, Tasneem, for sharing!
This was crazy easy and SO VERY GOOD! I was shocked at how simple it was and with minimal ingredients but yet how fantastic it is! I will be making this on the regular! YUM YUM YUM! 10/10 on easy and delish. I made the recipe exactly as written! Thank you, Tasneem, for sharing!
Will use this recipe often. I had thin fresh green beans on hand and they worked fine. Just added A little water and let them steam first.
I followed the recipe and already made it twice! It was delicious and easy and my picky eaters liked it too!!
Made as is. 5 stars. Add onions (carmalized first and extra garlic 10 starts!
Who knew green beans could taste so good? I have made this with both frozen and fresh green beans, sometimes even mixing both together it comes out great either way. I make this often now. It is very flavorful and not what you would expect. Great recipe! Thank you!
This has become a family staple – and each of my kids favorite veggie dish. I cook them on med/hi heat for almost 40 minutes so that they char a bit on the bottom, shaking the pot every 5-10 minutes so that they don’t stick. This adds a delicious texture and nuttiness Garlic and fresh cilantro is a perfect addition. Love this dish – Thank you!
My family likes these, but I added a bit of feta cheese before serving & they love it!
Made this and found it delicious. I had only fresh green beans so I put about 1 Tbsp. water in with the olive oil and covered to steam as described in the recipe. It turned out just great! I had a wee bit left over and ate them the next day cold. Just as tasty as when freshly made so it would make a nice salad to bring to a pot luck. I’ll make this often!
I made this tonight using fresh instead of frozen. They’re fantastic, everyone loved them.
Surprisingly easy and very tasty specially to my adult son who is not a cooked vegetable fan.