meat tajine with green beans and tomatoes

Ingredients for 6 to 8 people :

* 1 1/2 kg (3 lbs 5 oz) of meat (mutton shoulder and chops or veal knuckle)

* 1 kg (2 lbs 3 oz) of green beans * 1 kg (2 lbs 3 oz) of tomatoes * 1 heaped teaspoonful of ginger

* 1 good pinch of saffron * 1 heaped soupspoonful of paprika

* 1 ladle ful of groundnut oil * juice of 1 lemon * salt

Preparation:

Cut the meat in pieces weighing about 150 g (5 oz), rinse and put in a thick-bottomed saucepan. Add salt, ginger, saffron, paprika, oil and the tomatoes which have been peeled, seeded and cut up. Allow to boil for a few seconds then add the green beans. Cook with the lid on, stirring from time to time. Add water if necessary.

When the meat is cooked and breaks off easily in the fingers check that the beans are cooked and then add the lemon juice. Leave the sauce to boil down until it is thick then remove from the heat, Serve very hot in a round dish with the green beans on top of the meat and the sauce poured over.