Posts Tagged ‘lubieh’
Favorite Lebanese Recipes for Fall; it’s all about balance
Hello fall. Hello pumpkin and low-lying morning fog. Hello to you too, quiet; whenever you come home, I realize how much I’ve missed you. Hello chill. Hello chill? Um, not so much. My greeting is less “hello” and more “get the expletive away from me.” I have never been a friend of the cold. Can’t…
Read MoreLebanese Green Bean Stew (yahneh or lubieh)
Lebanese green bean stew (yahneh or lubieh) is even better on day two, so it’s a perfect make-ahead traditional Lebanese recipe. Also works great with leftover roast. Serve with Lebanese rice, the recipe is here. This post comes to us from my sister Peggy, our Lebanese green bean stew yahnieh-maker extraordinaire… As the youngest of…
Read MoreTechnique: How to caramelize meat for stews and braises
I asked my sister, the yahneh expert, about the what cut of meat she likes to use in this Lebanese green bean stew. “I use leftover prime rib, or chuck roast that’s leftover or fresh,” she said. “The best yahneh I ever made was with the prime rib leftover after Ruth’s funeral. Do you remember…
Read MoreIngredient: Green beans
I took a lot of flak preparing for this week’s post. That’s because the Lebanese green bean stew we are making, known as yahneh or lubieh, is my sister Peggy’s specialty. (yes, another Irish name. No explanation.) And just because my family seeks reasons to tease its members, my sister has taken some flak of…
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