Green Bean Rice Persian Lubia Polo

This is a delicious recipe for rice
cooked in a sauce with green beans
and meat (usually beef or pork).

Ingredients:
6 cup rice
1 lb meat, diced into 1/4"
1 lb green beans
16 oz can of tomato sauce
2 lg onions, diced
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric
pinch of saffron
vegetable oil

Directions:
Soak rice for several hours (half a day).
Sautee onions in oil until golden brown,
then add meat. Stir until meat is browned.
Add turmeric, pepper and salt. Mix well.
Add 2 cups of water and let simmer.
Slice green beans into 1/2"
sections and add to meat.
Add tomato sauce and cook until
liquid reduces into a thick sauce.
Bring 2 quarts of salted water to a boil.
Add rice and cook over low boil until half done.
Drain and rinse in warm water.
Place a small amount of oil in
the bottom of a tall, large pot.
Line bottom of pot with aluminum foil
and put another small bit of
oil on top of the foil. Place one 1" layer
of rice on top of the foil, then one
layer of the meat mixture, continue
until both ingredients are used up.
Place a small bit of oil on top of everything,
cover and cook over low heat for 30-45 minutes.