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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (342g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 264
Calories from Fat 106		(40%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 11.8g	18%
	Saturated Fat 4.7g	23%
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Trans Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 73mg		24%
Sodium 893mg		37%
Potassium 868mg		24%
Total Carbohydrate 15.2g		5%
	Dietary Fiber 5.1g	20%
	Sugars 5.4g
Protein 25.5g		50%
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My Lubia Chala With Kefta

Recipe #134474 | 55 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Miss Elizabeth
Aug 22, 2005

This is classic Moroccan home fare! It is a mix of fresh green beans with tomatoes, seasonings and kefta (ground meat), beef in this case. You can also omit the beef for a wonderful vegetable dish as we often do. We use a communal platter and flat bread to eat it with for this meal. This is pronounced as an "sh" as are all words beginning with "ch" here and is the word for hair. This is absolutely not meant to be a spicy dish, as most Moroccan food is not spicy anyway. Lubia chala are always a comfort food and meant to be flavorful yet retaining the full flavor of the beans; this is the food of every day. If you want spicy, visit Tunisia who has a love affair with the hot pepper, Morocco does not. c.\2006

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
3 garlic cloves, mashed to a puree or garlic, minced finely
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, I use fresh in season
3/4 lb green beans, trimmed and cut in half
1 cup diced carrot (optional)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1
Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, 2 minutes. Add beef; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes, stirring, until no longer pink.
2
Add garlic and spices; cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes, green beans and carrots; cover skillet and bring to boil.
3
Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes, stirring once. Stir in lemon.
4
Make sure that the green beans are soft, no crisp green beans are served here! I have also done this recipe with canned green beans and have found it to be very good and a good way to have green beans out of season. Use 2 cans if using canned beans.

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From: UmmBinat

On Aug 9, 2009

I added 1 tsp Baharat Aka Middle East Mixed Spices - the Real Mix, the result was alright but I don't think I will make this again. I did not add the carrots and added an extra clove garlic. I used tomato paste and water for the tomatoes. I do recommend eating this with a thick flat bread, not rice.

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From: Aioli_Queen

On Aug 15, 2008

Easy and DELICIOUS. I actually made a vegetarian version of this with Morningstar Recipe Crumbles. The only changes I made was that I used a full teaspoon of ginger, the juice of one lemon and two cans of tomatoes instead of one. My husband loved it and so did I! I served it with homemade Naan, sliced onions and tomatoes and a drizzle of Harissa.

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From: Tina and Dave

On Dec 30, 2005

Very easy to prepare. Added several squidges of harissa paste to spice it up. Very tasty. Ended up inventing a flat bread to dunk in it! Many thanks!

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From: Maïté G.

On Aug 30, 2005

Great taste, I added some Ras'el Hanout for more flavour and it was a perfect meal! I served it with couscous as I didn't have any flatbread! Will definitely make this again! Thanks for posting!

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