Side Servings

Matbucha

Name: Matbucha
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Side Servings
Ingredients: sunflower oil 2 T,large ripe tomatoes, chopped 4,green pepper, diced 1,red chilli, sliced 1,onion, finely diced 1,garlic, sliced 3 cloves,water 1 cup,sugar 2 T,salt ½ t,freshly ground black pepper a pinch

By Tal Smith

Serves 4 to 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

cooking Time 40 minutes

Matbucha, a salad with Moroccan and North African origins. It is a popular mezze salad in Israel and makes for a wonderful addition to your Hanukkah.

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Ingredients

Method

2 T sunflower oil
4 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 green pepper, diced
1 red chilli, sliced
1 onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 cup water
2 T sugar
½ t salt
a pinch freshly ground black pepper

Method

Ingredients

1. Fry the onions in the oil until soft and translucent. Add the remaining ingredients and cook over a low heat for 20–30 minutes, or until reduced by a third and thick.

Cook’s note: Use very ripe tomatoes. This is best served as a meze with bread.

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Photographs: Russell Smith
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Food Assistant: Emma Nkunzana