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Green beans with garlic, cumin, and paprika

Green beans with garlic, cumin, and paprika

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Sautéed green beans cooked in olive oil, seasoned with a paste made from garlic, fried bread, egg yolk, cumin, paprika, and vinegar.

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Recipe from Mazbel, Rrmsjp, Inko (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Spanish recipe elevates simple green beans by flavoring them with garlic, cumin, and paprika. The fried bread and egg yolk add a creamy texture.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstir-fried
  • Estimated cost$1.82 $0.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.69
  • $0.31
  • $0.10
  • $0.35
  • $0.05
  • $0.10
  • $0.02
  • $0.02
  • $0.18

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the green beans into pieces and cook them in lightly salted water. Drain them and place them in a pot with olive oil.
  2. In a mortar, sauté the garlic and bread pieces, then grind them with the yolk of a hard-boiled egg, sweet paprika, and cumin seeds.
  3. Relax the dough by adding vinegar. ≈ 3 min
  4. Once the beans are halfway cooked, add the contents of the mortar and mix well to distribute evenly. ≈ 4 min
  5. Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Green beans with garlic, cumin, and paprika

  • green bean$0.69
  • bread for frying$0.31
  • mild paprika$0.10
  • hard-boiled eggs$0.35
  • Allium sativum$0.05
  • cumin seeds$0.10
  • vinegar$0.02
  • salt$0.02
  • olive oil$0.18

Total$1.82

that's $0.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • green bean
  • bread for frying
  • mild paprika
  • hard-boiled eggs
  • Allium sativum
  • cumin seeds
  • vinegar
  • salt
  • olive oil

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