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Updated. Originally posted 20th November 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

This easy and delicious braised Greek green bean dish makes a wonderful vegetarian side dish or entree. The green greens fasolakia\/\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1 (fah-soh-LAH-kiah) are braised or prepared yiahni\/\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c7\u03bd\u03af (yah-HNEE) and slow cooked with potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and herbs in a luscious extra virgin olive oil base until they are melt in your mouth tender. Ultra-savory, comforting and fragrant, we suggest adding some good, crusty bread and a hunk of creamy, salty, briny feta cheese to this delicious vegetarian dinner. Easily made vegan without the cheese! This dish reheats beautifully and even tastes better the next day and can even be served cold or room temperature which also makes it a fantastic make ahead meal or side dish.<\/p>\n

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Full confession – I hated this dish growing up – my mom made and still makes a fantastic version of this classic green bean stew (fasolakia lathera) but the one thing she realized even before I did over the years is that the reason I had a deep aversion to this dish is because she always made it with beef – so it was a beef stew sort of dish. I would still eat it cause there was no getting around not eating what was served on your plate growing up – (unless you were the male child that is lol) but it was definitely not my favourite. Until\u2026my mom made it without the meat – that change the whole dish for me. I don\u2019t know why – but it was a complete switch. Now we make this dish all the time and of course I make mine meatless all the time ( a great vegetarian dish) – and this is how I usually make mine. When making this recipe – feel free to make it your own – adjust things according to your taste.<\/p>\n

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What is braising and Lathera Style Cooking?<\/h2>\n

Braising is the cooking of meat or vegetables by heating them slowly with oil and moisture in a tightly sealed vessel. Braising is a combination of covered roasting\/cooking and steaming. Braising is a combination of two different cooking methods. You begin by saut\u00e9ing, then finish by adding liquid and simmering until tender. This green bean dish is part of a family of Greek dishes known as \u201clathera\u201d or \u201cladera\u201d. It\u2019s a style of cooking particularly used for vegetables cooking or braising them in olive oil, often with tomatoes and herbs as well. They braise in the delicious oil and sauce until they are very very tender and the sauce has thickened. In Greek cooking this tecnique, is called \u201cGiaxni\u201d, or \u201cyiahni\u201dwhich means \u2018steamy\u2019. \u2018Giaxni\u2019 is a very common technique used in different kinds of traditional Greek recipes, which may include meat, fish or vegetables and cooked in a large pan.<\/p>\n

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