Lebanese White Bean Stew with Meat (Fasolia bi lahme)

Step 1

Wash and drain your white beans and set aside.

Step 2

Take out the meat pieces to bring to room temperature at least half an hour before cooking. Chop them into 2cm sized pieces.

Step 3

Sauté the onion until golden in a drizzle of regular cooking olive oil. Add the garlic and cilantro and cook for another few minutes.

Step 4

Add the meat pieces to the onion mixture and fry off on medium high heat until they are sealed from the outside but still a little uncooked in the middle

Step 5

Add the white beans to the pot along with the tomato concentrate, salt, black pepper and enough boiling water to cover. Bring to the boil then simmer for approximately half an hour until the meat is cooked

Step 6

Adjust the salt if necessary by tasting the sauce. Add the lemon juice just before you turn off the heat and serve with rice