Ingredients:
1 medium yellow onion, cut lengthwise 3 tablespoons oil (your choice) 4 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon minced ginger 4 cups green beans, trimmed and halved 4 cups carrots, 2-inch carrot sticks, or baby carrots, cut into halves half Optional: 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges Salt to taste
Instructions:
Place the onions in a medium pan and sauté for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Add the oil, garlic and ginger. Cook for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Next, add the carrots and 1/4 cup water. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Finally add the green beans and stir to combine. Continue adding water as needed to prevent sticking. Let the vegetables cook for another 25 minutes, or until the beans and carrots are soft. Add salt to taste.
Tip:
I teach this dish in one of my cooking classes and I notice that my students here prefer the carrots and green beans to be a little crunchy (whereas in Ethiopia we tend to cook the vegetables until they become very soft). So, when you cook this dish, taste it to bring it to the desired doneness.
Note:
If you add potatoes, you should add them after the green beans, with about 15 minutes remaining.
Offer:
I hope you have fun exploring all the ways to make this traditional Ethiopian vegetarian dish just the way you want it! For more tasty recipes and useful tips, sign up to our newsletter. You will also receive a coupon to use in our store!
A little about me: Are you interested in learning how to cook Ethiopian food? if so, I’d like to share with you some of the Ethiopian dishes I cook at home. My name is Eleni. I was born and raised in Ethiopia. I came to the United States about 19 years ago. I live with my husband and two children (ages 10 and 12) in the beautiful state of Oregon, near Portland. I’m a restaurateur, a cooking teacher and a farmer’s market vendor – and everything I do is exclusively related to Ethiopian food. Now I created this blog to share recipes, tips and ingredients to make it easier to prepare Ethiopian food at home.
