Loubia, or Lubiya M’sallat

White Bean and Meat Stew

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Saffron Shores: Jewish Cooking of the Southern Mediterranean

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2002

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 6 to 8 clo

Method

Jacqueline Cohen-Azuelos’s mother’s recipe for loubia is related to the Spanish cocido and the French cassoulet, as it has meat and sausage mixed with the beans. This classic Sabbath dish is a d’fina and is prepared before sundown the night before it is to be served. An Algerian version uses veal shanks and 1 whole head of garlic, sometimes with tomatoes, sometimes n