---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01 Title: String Bean Provencal Categories: Vegetables Yield: 12 servings 1 tb Olive oil 2 ts Sugar 4 md Onions, chopped 1/4 ts Salt 4 Garlic cloves, chopped 1/4 ts Ground black pepper 28 oz Plum tomatoes in thick puree 2 lb String beans, trimmed and 2 ts Leaf thyme, crumbled Halved 1>. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, covered, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes, thyme, sugar, salt and pepper, breaking tomatoes with back of spoon. Stir in the string beans. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 25 to 35 minutes or until beans are tender. -----