Fresh Cranberry Beans With Tomatoes, Onions And Cinnamon

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs fresh cranberry beans, shelled (4 cups of shelled beans, you can also used canned cranberry beans)
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 medium onions, finely chopped
• 3 medium tomatoes, peeled seeded and finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 cups water
• salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook the beans in a large saucepan of boiling water until tender, 30 to 40 minutes; drain.
• 2 heat the olive oil in a large skillet. add the onions and cook over low heat until softened, about 10 minutes. add the tomatoes and simmer over moderate heat until the juices have evaporated, about 4 minutes. add the garlic, lemon juice, sugar, crushed red pepper and cinnamon and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• 3 add the beans and water to the skillet and bring to a boil. simmer over moderate heat until the liquid has reduced to a glaze, about 20 minutes. season with salt and transfer to a bowl. serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with the parsley.