🇱🇾 Libya cuisine · #1
Bazeen
Time120 min
Serves6
Ingredients13
Libya's national dish: a dome of cooked barley dough set in the middle of the plate, surrounded by a spicy lamb-and-tomato sauce with boiled eggs and potatoes.
Ingredients
Method
- Fry the onion in oil, add the lamb, spices, paste and water and cook for an hour.
- Add the peeled potatoes for the last 20 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil, add the flour all at once in a mound, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
- Pour off most of the water and beat the dough with a wooden stick until smooth and firm.
- Shape a smooth dome in the centre of a deep dish.
- Pour the sauce around it, arrange meat, potatoes and eggs, and serve with lemon and chili.