Tagine Kefta Mkaouara
Meatballs poached in spiced tomato with eggs cracked on top.
Ingredients
- 600 g Ground beef
- 6 Tomatoes
- 2 Onions
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Paprika
- 1 tbsp Cumin
- ½ cup Parsley
- ½ cup Coriander
- 4 Eggs
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 2 tsp Salt
Method
- Make the kefta — Mix the beef with half the herbs, grated onion, cumin, paprika and salt and roll into small balls.
- Make the sauce — Cook the remaining onion and garlic in olive oil, add the grated tomato, paprika and chili.
- Reduce — Simmer 25 minutes until thick and the oil separates and pools at the edges.
- Add the meatballs — Nestle them in and cook 20 minutes, turning once.
- Crack the eggs — Make wells and slide an egg into each; cover and cook 6 minutes until the whites set but yolks stay soft.
- Mkaouara is ready — Scatter with herbs and serve straight from the tagine with bread.