Berkukes - Libyan Pasta with Meat and Vegetables

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveLarge pot
2. 2
   Add the onion and fry 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.

To assemble

1. 3
   Add the meat and fry 5 minutes, until browned on all sides.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
2. 4
   Add the cumin, turmeric, paprika, chili pepper, salt and black pepper and stir.
3. 5
   Add the carrot, tomatoes, tomato paste and water and bring to a boil.

   Stove
4. 6
   Turn down the heat and simmer 40 minutes.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
5. 7
   Add the pasta and cook another 15 minutes, until the pasta is tender and the sauce is thick.

   Stove
6. 8
   Serve the stew hot.