Mloukhia
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
6 hrs
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Total Time
6 hrs 30 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Tunisian, North African
Mloukhia
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Mloukhia is a traditional Tunisian stew prepared with dried Jew's mallow and beef, which is usually eaten with Tunisian Italian bread.
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Ingredients
- 3 oz. dried jew's mallow powder (mloukhia)
- 1½ lb beef , cut into large pieces (hock, chuck, shoulder, or cheek)
- ¾ cup olive oil (or sunflower oil)
- 2 quarts water or more, boiling
- 1 teaspoon tabel (Tunisian spice blend)
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds ground
- 5 cloves garlic , pressed
- 1 onion , chopped
- 1 tomato , peeled, seeded and crushed
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 2 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons cilantro chopped, fresh
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon harissa
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom non-stick stock pot, pour 4 tablespoons of oil and heat.
- Sauté the onion, garlic and meat over medium heat.
- Add the spices and salt, and fry over medium heat for 10 minutes, turning the pieces of meat regularly.
- Add the tomato and tomato paste and the bay leaves. Mix well.
- In a bowl, mix the Jew mallow's powder with the remaining oil, until obtaining a homogeneous paste.
- Pour this mixture over the meat and let it simmer for a few minutes over low to medium heat, being careful to stir well with a spatula so that it does not stick to the bottom.
- Add the boiling water in 4 or 5 times, being careful to stir in between additions.
- Cook for 15 minutes over medium-high heat, making sure it does not overflow.
- Add the chopped cilantro and mix well.
- Reduce heat, and cook over low heat, covered, for 5 to 6 hours.
- Uncover and let the sauce reduce, until the oil begins to appear on the surface.
Notes
- To know if the mloukhia is ready, dip a piece of bread, if it is just wet it is not cooked yet. Be careful, the mloukhia is not to be eaten with a spoon, it must be served with warm bread, preferably Tunisian Italian bread.
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