North African Recipes


Lamb with Fava Beans and Green Almonds

Lamb with Fava Beans and Green Almonds

This ancient Berber dish is prepared around March or April in Morocco, when both green almonds and fava beans are seasonally available. The lamb is slow-cooked with ground mace and finished with the almonds, the beans, and a generous helping of sauteed onions.
I know next to nothing about traditional Moroccan cuisine and the recipe looked [...]

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Sandwich Merguez Au Harissa

Sandwich Merguez Au Harissa

Inspired by this New York Times article about seven new sandwiches, I felt like making something I have never tried before. The Chili Mackerel Man Tou (Chinese steamed bread) and Knish Press sandwiches sounded really interesting but sounded a bit too complicated for a quick mid-afternoon snack. I have never tried Merguez sausages and had [...]

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