🇱🇾 Libya cuisine · #3

Mbakbka (Libyan Pasta)

Mbakbka (Libyan Pasta)
Time45 min
Serves4
Ingredients10

Small pasta cooked directly in a spicy tomato sauce with lamb or chicken until it soaks it all up — a favourite Libyan home dish.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Fry the onion, then brown the meat.
  2. Add the paste, spices and pepper and stir for 2 minutes.
  3. Add about 5 cups of water and cook until the meat is tender.
  4. Add the pasta and chickpeas and stir occasionally until cooked and saucy.