🇱🇾 Libya cuisine · #5

Osban (Libyan Stuffed Tripe)

Osban (Libyan Stuffed Tripe)
Time180 min
Serves6
Ingredients12

Lamb tripe stuffed with rice, meat, liver and herbs, cooked in a spiced broth — Libya's signature Eid al-Adha dish.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cut the tripe into small pouches and sew up the sides, leaving an opening.
  2. Mix the rice, meat, liver, onion, herbs, spices and oil.
  3. Fill the pouches only two-thirds full and sew them shut.
  4. Simmer in a broth of onion, paste and spices for 2½ hours.
  5. Prick the pouches during cooking so they don't burst.