Reuchta mubowakha (Steamed noodles)

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Reuchta mubowakha (Steamed noodles)
Reuchta mubowakha (Steamed noodles)

Best recipe review

I think this is unbeatable if you use goat.

4/5

..but quite hard to buy here 😬

Jerry
Servings:Serves 6
Calories per serving:970
Ready in:1 hour 40 minutes
Prep. time:20 minutes
Cook time:1 hour 20 minutes
Difficulty:Average difficulty
Recipe author:JuliaBalbilla
First published:25th October 2012

This recipe comes from Tripoli, Libya's capital city. The method given below assumes that you do not have a couscoussière. However, if you have one, then do use it!


Ingredients

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Method

  1. Melt the smen or butter in a large saucepan, add the onion and fry until soft.
  2. Add the meat, tomatoes and tomato purée and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the stock, drained chickpeas and the spices and stir well.
  4. Bring to the boil and place a muslin lined colander over the top of the pan.
  5. Break the noodles or spaghetti into 5 cm lengths and place them in the colander with a little of the meat sauce. If using a proper couscoussière, add the noodles 15-20 minutes before the end of the cooking time, moistening them regularly with the sauce.
  6. Cover the colander, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  7. Remove 1 or 2 ladlefuls of the sauce from the pan and again, pour it over the noodles, making sure that all pieces are moistened.
  8. Cover the colander again and simmer for a further 40 minutes until the meat and chickpeas are tender, moistening the noodles every 10 minutes. If using tinned chickpeas, add them 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
  9. Add more water or stock to the stew if necessary.
  10. To serve, spread the noodles in a large serving dish and pour the meat and chickpea stew over them.

Variations

If you don't want the hassle of cooking the noodles over the stew, simply boil them in plain water. However, they will not take on the flavour of the sauce.

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