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Tbikhat Qraă

Authentic recipe that dates back to the Hafsid period

Tbikhat Qraă

For 7-8 servings, and lasts about 4-5 days refrigerated:

  • 250 gram diced beef, to be marinated with:
    • 6 garlic cloves
    • 1 tsp tebel
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1/4 tsp black pepper
    • 1/2 tsp harissa
    • 1 tsp dried mint leaves
  • 1 acorn squash
  • 100 gram garbanzos
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 tsp tebel
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 3 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 anaheim pepper (or red pepper)

Instructions:

  1. Prepare meat marinade.
  2. Leave garbanzos soak in water overnight.
  3. Cut the onion
  4. Preheat half cup oil with:
    • 1 tsp tebel, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 black pepper, 1 tsp Curcuma
    • 1.5 tbsp tomato paste
    • throw in chopped onion
  5. Add meat
  6. In 2-3 minutes, add garbanzos
  7. Let boil at first, then drop heat down
  8. Add up to 1 cup of hot water over the next 30 min if necessary
  9. Cut squash & pepper meanwhile
  10. Once meat is cooked, add squash, then pepper & tomato at last.
  11. Test garbanzos & meat for the final check.