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My Lubia Chala With Kefta

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This is classic Moroccan home fare! It is a mix of fresh green beans with tomatoes, seasonings and kefta (ground meat), beef in this case. You can also omit the beef for a wonderful vegetable dish as we often do. We use a communal platter and flat bread to eat it with for this meal. This is pronounced as an "sh" as are all words beginning with "ch" here and is the word for hair. This is *absolutely not* meant to be a spicy dish, as most Moroccan food is not spicy anyway. Lubia chala are always a comfort food and meant to be flavorful yet retaining the full flavor of the beans; this is the food of every day. If you want spicy, visit Tunisia who has a love affair with the hot pepper, Morocco does not. c.\2006

by Hajar Elizabeth·published 2005-08-22

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One Dish Meal

Servings

4 serving(s)

Total time

55 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

256 kcal

Ingredients (11)

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1 lb lean ground beefground-beef
2 teaspoons sweet paprikapaprika
1 teaspoon turmericturmeric
1/8 teaspoon ground gingerginger
1 teaspoon saltsalt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepperpepper
3 garlic cloves, mashed to a puree or 3 garlic, minced finelygarlic
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, I use fresh in seasontomato
3/4 lb green beans, trimmed and cut in halfgreen-beans
1 cup diced carrot (optional)carrot
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juicelemon-juice

Instructions (4 steps)

01Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, 2 minutes. Add beef; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes, stirring, until no longer pink.
02Add garlic and spices; cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes, green beans and carrots; cover skillet and bring to boil.
03Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes, stirring once. Stir in lemon.

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