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Tunisian Tajine Malsouka

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Tunisian Tajine Malsouka
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Not the Moroccan stew: Tunisia's tajine is a thick baked egg dish with chicken, chickpeas, parsley and cheese.
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Tunisian Tajine Malsouka

75 minTotal
10Servings
3/5Effort
4/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 10 eggs
  • 300 g cooked shredded chicken
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 200 g cooked chickpeas
  • 100 g grated gruyère or emmental
  • 60 g breadcrumbs
  • 1 bunch parsley, chopped
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Soften onion in olive oil with turmeric.
  2. Mix with chicken, chickpeas and parsley.
  3. Whisk eggs with cheese, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper and combine.
  4. Pour into an oiled 23×33 cm dish.
  5. Bake at 180°C for 35–40 min until puffed and golden.
  6. Cut into squares; serve with harissa and lemon.