🇹🇳 Tunisia cuisine · #6

Tunisian Mloukhia

Tunisian Mloukhia
Time360 min
Serves6
Ingredients8

Unlike the Egyptian version, it is made from powdered dried jute leaves cooked for hours with oil and beef until dark and thick — the Islamic New Year dish.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Stir the molokhia powder with the oil over low heat for 10 minutes.
  2. Gradually add about 2 litres of water, stirring.
  3. Simmer very gently for 3 hours, stirring.
  4. Add beef, garlic, spices and bay and cook 2 more hours until the oil rises to the top.
  5. Serve with bread.