🇱🇾 Libya cuisine · #19
Mbowakha (Steamed Pasta)
Time75 min
Serves6
Ingredients10
Pasta steamed in the couscoussier over spicy lamb broth and then tossed in its sauce — a uniquely Libyan blend of Italian and local cooking.
Ingredients
Method
- Make a spicy broth with lamb, onion, paste, spices and chickpeas in the base of a couscoussier.
- Toss the raw pasta with oil and a little sauce.
- Steam over the broth for 20 minutes, sprinkling with broth twice.
- Toss with the rest of the sauce until fully cooked and serve with the meat.