Libya recipes
Recipes from Libya: home cooking with cultural background, ingredient substitutes and step-by-step instructions.
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Mafrum Recipe: Libyan Stuffed Potatoes in Tomato Sauce
Mafrum (مفروم) is a Libyan Jewish home dish of meat-stuffed potatoes simmered in tomato sauce. How to cut the potatoes so they don't split, shallow-frying, keeping them from falling apart, serving over couscous, internal temperature, storing and reheating, adjusting the harissa heat, spice substitutions and what to serve alongside.
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Sharba Libiya Recipe: Libya's Mint Soup for Ramadan Nights
A recipe for sharba libiya, widely regarded as Libya's national soup, made with lamb, tomatoes, chickpeas, orzo, turmeric, cinnamon and plenty of dried mint. Its place on the Ramadan table, grating the tomatoes, the heat that keeps the meat tender, when the orzo is done, and serving with lemon.