Spanish Green Beans
Ingredients
12 oz. fresh green beans, snapped into 1″ pieces
or 3 C. frozen cut green beans
1 Tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1/2 C. sweet green pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
14 1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary leaves
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. cornstarch
Cooking Instructions
In a medium-size saucepan, bring 1/2″ of water to a boil over high heat. Add the fresh beans. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp-tender. (Or, cook the frozen beans according to package directions.) Drain, removing the beans. In the same saucepan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion, green pepper, and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Drain the tomatoes, reserving the liquid. Add the tomatoes to cooked onion. Stir in the beans, oregano, rosemary, salt, and black pepper. In a small bowl, stir together the reserved tomato liquid and th cornstarch, then stir into the bean mixture. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring constantly. Cook for 2 minutes or until mixture is thickened, stirring constantly.
My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” (Psalms 42:3)