Haricots à la Huguette (yellow beans in tomato sauce)

 Ingredients:

1 kg yellow beans

3 yellow onions (shredded)

4 ripe tomatoes (cubed)

300g ground beef (more or none if you want it meatless)

5 garlic cloves (crushed)

200 g of tomato paste

I vegetable stock cube

1 beef stock cube

Thyme, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon ginger powder, 2 bay leaves, salt, pepper, chili pepper if you want to make it a bit spicy

Olive oil

The juice of one lemon

Preparation:

Cut the tips of the beans and plunge them in a pot with cold water

In a big pan, add olive oil, fry the meat for 10 minutes till brown crushing the lumps with a fork

Add the shredded onions, set to medium heat. Cook and brown for 15 minutes until soft. 

Add the tomato paste, all the spices, the crushed garlic cloves, the cubes, stir well for a few minutes after setting the heat on high

Add a cup of water (or white wine if you feel like it), deglaze, add the tomatoes, set to medium, low medium high. Let it cook for 20 minutes

Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper and the beans. Let them cook for 15 minutes until warm but still crunchy. More if you like them soft. 

Serve with couscous, polenta, with or without added meat or fish 

Bon appétit!