Runner beans in tomato sauce (Fasolakia kokkinista)

Ready in: 30' | Serves: 4 | Complexity: medium

Ingredients

fresh runner beans: 1 kg
onions: 2 finely chopped
olive oil: 2/3 cup
parsley: ½ cup, finely chopped
garlic: 3 cloves, finely chopped
tomatoes: 6 firm, ripe
tomato paste: 1 teaspoon
vegetable stock cube:1
salt
pepper freshly ground
sugar: pinch

Directions

1. Clean, wash and drain beans and then blanch them for 1 minute in hot water. Remove skins and seeds from tomatoes and chop finely.

2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic. Add the fresh tomatoes, tomato paste thinned in a cup of water and the beans.

3. Then add the parsley, vegetable cube and sugar. The water should half cover the beans. Simmer for about 50 minutes. Add salt and pepper just before cooking is finished.

Source: i COOK GREEK