Msoki

Name: Msoki
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: l/3 cup chopped fresh mint; 4 matzoh; 2 pounds spinach or young swiss chard, stemmed and cut into 1 ¼-inch pieces; 1 osbane (optional); 2 pounds fava beans, shelled; 1 or 2 cardoons, trimmed of strings, cut into 1-inch pieces, and parboiled in lemon water for 5 minutes; 1 or 2 cardoons, trimmed of strings, cut into 1-inch pieces, and parboiled in lemon water for 5 minutes; 1 or 2 cardoons, trimmed of strings, cut into 1-inch pieces, and parboiled in lemon water for 5 minutes; 8 carrots, diced; 1 small savoy cabbage, cored and cut into 1 ¼-inch pieces; 4 turnips, diced; ½ head young celery with leaves, diced; 1 celery root, peeled and diced; 1 bulb fennel with leaves, diced; 1 bulb fennel with leaves, diced; 2 tablespoons ground dried unsprayed rose petals (optional); 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 8 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 white onions, diced; ½ cup chopped fresh dill; 8 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); ¼ cup olive or sunflower oil; ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon harissa; ¼ cup olive or sunflower oil; 1 ½ pounds veal shank or brisket; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 pounds lamb shoulder, boned and cubed

Tunisian Passover Stew with Spring Vegetables

Preparation info

Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Saffron Shores

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2002

About

Ingredients

2 pounds fava beans, shelled
1 or 2 cardoons, trimmed of strings, cut into 1-inch pieces, and parboiled in lemon water for 5 minutes

Africa
Tunisia
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

If ever a dish were a celebration of spring, this one is. Andrée Zana-Murat and Daisy Taieb both offer a fabulous assortment of vegetables enhanced with the richness of meat juices and bits of cooked meat. It’s like a giant minestrone. Zana-Murat adds osbane to the stew after an hour or so of cooking. Crumbled matzoh is added at the end to absorb the fragrant