Mbakbaka
The one-pot pasta: mbakbaka — small pasta simmered directly in a spicy tomato sauce with meat or chicken and chickpeas until it drinks the sauce — Libya's beloved everyday pot.
What it is
The one-pot pasta: mbakbaka — small pasta simmered directly in a spicy tomato sauce with meat or chicken and chickpeas until it drinks the sauce — Libya's beloved everyday pot. Ingredients: short pasta (ditalini style), lamb or chicken, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, chickpeas, potatoes, chiles, basil, garlic, oil. Recipe: 1) Build a rich tomato-meat sauce. 2) Add water; bring to a boil. 3) Stir in the pasta; cook in the sauce until tender and thick. 4) Rest; serve steaming. Serve: family-style, with Libyan bread. Flavor: tomato-deep, spicy, comforting. History: pasta is Italy's colonial-era legacy turned fully Libyan — mbakbaka is now a national weeknight. See also: Bazeen, Usban.
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