Green Lubia in Tomato Sauce

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStovePot
2. 2
   Add the onion and fry 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
3. 3
   Add the garlic and fry 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.

To assemble

1. 4
   Add the chili, cumin and turmeric and stir.
2. 5
   Add the tomatoes and cook 10 minutes, until the tomatoes soften.

   Stove
3. 6
   Add the beans and the water, cover and cook 20–25 minutes.

   StoveLid

   💡A tight lid and low heat: the vegetable cooks in the steam of the little liquid and softens evenly, without burning or falling apart.
4. 7
   Uncover and cook another 5 minutes without the lid, until the sauce thickens.

   Stove
5. 8
   Season the beans with salt and black pepper.