Lablabi -Chickpea Breakfast Stew(Tunisia)
Lablabi is a popular breakfast stew made with chickpeas, broth, tomatoes, and various toppings such as capers, cumin, harissa, coddled eggs. Lablabi is a favorite winter morning breakfast for stevedores in Tunis. Throughout the city it is a morning offering in the small hole-in-the-wall cook shops. The actual soup is very simple and it’s depth of flavor derives from the garnishes you decide to use. As a tourist you will come home wanting lablabi in the morning; that’s how seductive it is. From Clifford A. Wright.
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 4
- 2tablespoons hot harissa
- 4
- 1tablespoon freshly ground cumin seed
- 1lemon, juice of
- 1⁄4cup extra-virgin olive oil
Garnishes
- coddled egg
- seeded and finely chopped green bell pepper
- chopped very ripe tomatoes
- dollops harissa
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- pickled turnip
- finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
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- leftover bread, any kind, ripped
- extra-virgin olive oil
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DIRECTIONS
- Place the chickpeas in a saucepan and cover with water.
- Boil until soft, about 30 minutes, then stir in the harissa, garlic, cumin, and salt.
- Stir well, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon juice and olive oil.
- Serve with more lemon juice, salt, and ground cumin to taste.
- Serve with any combination and any amount of optional garnishes, including more harissa and olive oil.
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