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Moroccan Recipes

Bisara

 

Put the ebowen (dried and skinless) in almost boiling water

Throw a handful of salt into the water (maybe two if you're Kempie) and stir

Boil for five minutes

Spoon out froth continuously, and save it for a tasty snack later

After ten minutes of boiling pressure cook for ten to fifteen minutes on high heat

Stir

Let cool with open top

Put through the smasher

It wont taste good at this point, don't worry, it may get better

Pour mush back into pot

Throw one tablespoon of salt into the pot

Add a half a tablespoon of cumin (making it Moroccan food)

Place back on medium high heat and boil

Smush ten cloves of garlic with the bottom of a glass

It still wont be green

Bring to a boil, and let it boil for a bit

Take off heat and cover

Fifteen minutes later, cook on low heat uncovered

After three minutes, put on higher heat

Keep heating and add a wee bit of water

FIN!

 

Bread (xobz)

 

Make a dough of salt, flour, hot water, and yeast

Let it rise

Form it into balls of desired size (we used the size of a softball, that seemed to work really well)

Make sure there is flour (or its equivalent) to keep everything from sticking

Let it rest for 5 mins

After, smash it into bigger, flat circles with the palm of your hand (again make sure there is enough flour to avoid sticking!)

Put cloth over bread

After a half hour, poke hole in bread with your thumb and put bread (without cloth to avoid fires) in oven

After 5 mins bring down the temperature

Now flip the bread upside down and let it sit for another 5 mins in the cooler section of the oven

The xobz should be golden brown and delicious

Complied by the Fes Four

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