Imagine coming home from school, and asking your mom what’s for dinner? Well one of the common Lebanese dishes is Green peas with carrots in a tomato sauce. Some people make it without meat like us, others make it with beef cubes, or minced beef. This is a comfort food that every Lebanese knows and loves. Let’s cook together and have some fun! 🙂
This recipe makes 4 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 lb or 500g Frozen Green Peas
- 2 large Carrots (Thinly sliced)
- 1 small Onion (minced)
- 1 Jalapeno (minced )
- 2 Garlic (Cloves)
- 1/4 cup Cilantro (Chopped)
- 1 can Tomato Sauce (15 oz or 430g)
- 1/2 cup Water
- Neutral Oil
- Ground Cinnamon
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Making the Green Peas
I started by cooking the onions and the jalapenos with the salt, pepper and cinnamon powder in a large pan until the onions became translucent. I then added the garlic and the cilantro and cooked everything together for 2 minutes. I added my carrots and cooked everything for another 5 minutes or until the garlic started to get slightly brown. I then added the tomato sauce and half a cup of water to stop the garlic from cooking. I covered the pan and let the mixture simmer on medium heat until the carrots are soft and not crunchy. I finally added the frozen peas, and let them simmer for another 10 minutes.
I served some white rice along my green peas, and decorated the rice with a pinch of cinnamon. This is a well balanced, healthy, and filling meal.
Enjoy! :
