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Madbucha (North African Peppers and Tomatoes)

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Madbucha or matbucha is a North African dish of stewed tomatoes and peppers. It can be used as a side dish with meats, as well as put on bread or white rice. There's more than one way to make it, and the following recipe is a family recipe.

Ingredients

  • Oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 15 tomatoes, cubed
  • 10 bell peppers, cut into small pieces
  • 5 chile peppers, chopped small
  • 330 ml canned tomato paste
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Cumin
  • Parsley
  • Oregano

Instructions

  1. 1
    Take a pot that is big enough for all of the above ingredients, cover the bottom with oil, and put it on a flame.
  2. 2
    When the oil gets hot, add the onion and garlic.
  3. 3
    When they start to fry, add the rest of the vegetables and salt.
  4. 4
    Mix it up a bit and cover the pot.
  5. 5
    Leave it to cook, mixing it every so often, until the level of the liquid is higher than the level of the vegetables.
  6. 6
    Drain off most (but not all) the liquid.
  7. 7
    Add the tomato paste and the spices.
  8. 8
    Mix, and let it cool.
Category
Side Dishes
Cuisine
African

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Madbucha_(North_African_Peppers_and_Tomatoes)