🇱🇾 Libya cuisine · #12

Mafrouka (Libyan Ftat)

Mafrouka (Libyan Ftat)
Time60 min
Serves6
Ingredients10

Thin bread torn and soaked in a rich, spicy lamb broth — a dish of hospitality in southern Libya and Fezzan.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Make a spicy broth with the lamb, onion, paste, spices and chickpeas.
  2. Tear the bread into small pieces in a deep dish.
  3. Ladle in the hot broth gradually, turning, until absorbed.
  4. Top with the meat and chickpeas and serve hot.