Foul Bi Zeit (Green Broad Beans)
Foul Akhdar Bi Zeit is a popular Lebanese recipe of fresh green broad beans in a garlicky coriander and extra virgin olive oil sauce.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 273kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 kg Fresh Green Broad Beans de-stringed and chopped
- 2 large brown onions diced
- 1½ head Garlic fresh and minced
- 2 sml Red chilli Optional
- 1 tablespoon Ground Coriander
- 1½ cups Fresh coriander chopped
- 2 cups Olive oil Extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon Salt & Pepper to taste
- 2½ cups Water
Instructions
Preparing Green Broad Beans
- Wash, de-string and cut green broad beans into bite sized pieces
Prepare all veggies
- Peel and dice onion into small pieces
- Peel and crush garlic
- Wash and chop fresh coriander. Getting rid of the tougher stem section. Or measure out frozen chopped coriander.
- Optional - finely chop red chilli
Cooking
- In a large pot, heat ½ cup EVOO over high heat and add chilli (optional)
- Add onion and garlic. Sweat until translucent
- Add in ½ cup EVOO
- Stir onions and garlic thoroughly for about 10 minutes and then add another ½ cup EVOO. Repeat stirring and add remaining EVOO
- Add (fresh or frozen) coriander (cilantro) and fry off about 10 minutes
- Add ground coriander and salt & pepper and fry until golden brown
- Add fresh green broad bean and water. Stir all contents through
- Reduce heat to medium and allow broad bean to cook for about 50 minutes until wilted. Stir every 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with juice from the bottom of the pot and Lebanese bread
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Nutrition
Serving: 2501 serving | Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1785mg | Potassium: 817mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 298IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 3mg