Lubia (bean stew)
4 -6
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | quart | Cold water |
| 1 | pounds | Beans (kidney, navy, white, cnnelini) soaked and cooked until soft, -or- |
| 3 | Cans, (16 ounce) drained (I used canned kidney beans) | |
| 1 | Clove whole garlic | |
| 1 | large | Onion, peeled and chopped |
| 1 | Clove crushed garlic | |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped parsley |
| 1 | teaspoon | Crushed red pepper flakes |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sweet red paprika |
| 2 | Bay leaves | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| 2 | cups | Crushed tomatoes |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground cumin |
| 2 | teaspoons | Oregano (I added this) |
| 1 | cup | Water |
Directions
Another North African recipe from Vegetarian Journal: (author's notes) You can mix the beans in the spicy stewfor a variety of flavors and textures. My host drained off the water by serving up the stew through a slotted wooden spoon. (I however, did not drain it at all because the rich red sauch was so delicious!) In a stew pot, boil water with beans, cloves and onion until vegetables are tender. Drain off 2 cups of the liquid. In a saucepan, saute minced garlic (in whatever you like), chopped parsley, hot pepper flakes, paprika, bay leaves and salt for 3-5 minutes. When seasonings are slightly smoking, add crushed tomatoes, ground cumin and one cup of water. Bring this mixture to a boil, then add to the bean pot. Serve with pita over rice. Posted to fatfree digest V97 #031 by judy.mingram@... (Judy Mingram - SunSoft) on Mar 19, 1997