Recipes and Cooking Persian Green Bean Stew This warming soup leans on green beans, potatoes, and chunks of beef for the base, with flavor boosters of turmeric and lime juice. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on April 10, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hrs 5 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 10 1/2 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 ½ pound beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces Salt and black pepper 3 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup coarsely chopped carrots 2 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground turmeric ½ teaspoon black pepper 5 cup water 2 cup peeled and coarsely chopped russet potatoes 2 cup 1-inch pieces fresh green beans 1 tablespoon lime juice Directions Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. In a 5- to 6-qt. Dutch oven heat 2 Tbsp. of the oil over medium-high. Add meat, half at a time, and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until browned. Remove meat. Add remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to Dutch oven; heat over medium-high. Add onion; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrots; cook and stir 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, 1 tsp. salt, turmeric, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Return meat; stir in the water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 45 minutes. Stir in potatoes and green beans. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes more or until meat and potatoes are tender. Stir in lime juice; heat through. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 287 Calories 12g Fat 19g Carbs 27g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 287 % Daily Value * Total Fat 12g 15% Saturated Fat 3g 15% Cholesterol 73mg 24% Sodium 644mg 28% Total Carbohydrate 19g 7% Total Sugars 4g Protein 27g Vitamin C 12.8mg 64% Calcium 56mg 4% Iron 3.5mg 19% Potassium 840mg 18% Folate, total 28.3mcg Vitamin B-12 2.6mcg Vitamin B-6 0.9mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.