Tunisian Qalat Daqqa
Ingredients
Protein
- 1 lb ground meat [1] beef or lamb
- 1 cup garbanzo beans from a can
Produce
- 2 large tomatoes quartered
- 8 oz baby carrots or pumpkin cut into 1-inch cubes
Packaged Goods/Staples
- olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- salt
- 3 cups couscous [2] plain
Qalat Daqqa Culinary Spice Kit
- Black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, grains of paradise, cinnamon, rosebuds
Instructions
- In a POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
- Fry onions until translucent.
- Add meat and stir-fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add 1 cup of water, garbanzo beans, vegetables, Qalat Daqqa spices and salt to taste.
- Mix well. Cover. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Occasionally, stir and check for water.
- Prepare couscous according to package instructions.
- Serve stew over couscous.
- Optionally, serve with mint tea.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- stew meat, and cook for about 2 hours.
- chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes.
- zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and/or eggplant.
Tunesian Qalat Daqqa
Qalat Daqqa is a Tunisian five-spice blend. Our version adds exotic rosebuds. The most significant part of Qalat Daqqa is a rare spice from West Africa ‘grains of paradise’, also known as malagueta or Guinea pepper. This seasoning staple is versatile and great on meat or vegetables for grilling or in hearty soups and stews.
Protein
- 1 lb ground meat (beef or lamb)
- 1 cup garbanzo beans (from a can)
Produce
- 2 large tomatoes (quartered)
- 8 oz baby carrots or pumpkin (cut into 1-inch cubes)
Packaged Goods/Staples
- olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- salt
- 3 cups couscous (plain)
Qalat Daqqa Culinary Spice Kit
- Black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, grains of paradise, cinnamon, rosebuds
In a POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
- Fry onions until translucent.
- Add meat and stir-fry for a couple of minutes.
Add 1 cup of water, garbanzo beans, vegetables, Qalat Daqqa spices and salt to taste.
- Mix well. Cover.
- Cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
- Occasionally, stir and check for water.
Prepare couscous according to package instructions.
Serve stew over couscous
- Optionally, serve with mint tea.
- Enjoy!
Substitute ground meat with stew meat, and cook for about 2 hours.
Substitute ground meat with chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes.
Substitute meat with zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and/or eggplant.
Substitute couscous with orzo pasta, buckwheat, bulgur, pearl couscous, or quinoa.
