Pkaila
Pkaila, from above
Non vegTunisia

Pkaila

Spinach fried until it turns almost black, then stewed with beef and beans. Deep, dark, magnificent.

180 minTime
39 gProtein each
mediumSpice
8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 180 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayFried spinach, beef, white beans, mint.
The original
537kcalsame
39 gproteinsame
10 gfibresame
180minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Spinach1 kg, washed and dried well
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)½ cup
Beef600 g chuck, chunks
Dried white beans (haricot beans, navy beans)1 cup dry, soaked overnight
Onion1 large, chopped
Garlic6 cloves
Harissa paste1 tbsp
Mint leaves2 tbsp dried
Coriander leaves (cilantro)bunch, chopped
Saltto taste
Waterabout 6 cups

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Chop the spinach and fry in the oil on medium heat, stirring often, until it shrinks and turns very dark green, almost black.
  2. 2Add onion and garlic and cook 5 minutes.
  3. 3Add the beef, harissa and salt and stir to coat.
  4. 4Add the drained beans and water. Cover and simmer until the beef and beans are very tender.
  5. 5Stir in dried mint and fresh coriander and rest 10 minutes.
Serve it like this

Serve in deep bowls over couscous or with bread, a little harissa on the side.

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What goes with Pkaila: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Challah210 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Couscous au poisson75 min
On the side Jeera aloo30 min
On the side Aloo gobi35 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Puran poli90 min
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