Lubya Bi-Zayt Lebanese Green Beans

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 3 heads garlic peeled
• 1 kg green beans string and snip off the ends snip each bean into two
• 1 kg peeled chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup olive oil or 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt as desired
• 1 dash ground allspice
• 1 dash sugar
• 1 fresh chili pepper optional green or red
• 1/2 cup water

Steps:

• Fry onion and garlic cloves in oil over high heat stir for 5 minutes
• Add beans cook for 10 minutes stir occasionally
• Add tomato salt sugar chile allspice and water Cover Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cook for 35 minutes or till tender
• Remove chile before serving