Akkoub
Ingredients
- 2 kg akkoub
- 2 big white onions
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp white pepper
Vegetable broth:
- 1 leek
- 1 onions
- 1/2 celery sticks
- 1 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
How to prepare the Akkoub:
- Using a pointed and sharp scissors, wear gloves and snip off all the thorns.
- Wash the Akkoub then drop it in a pan with salted rapidly boiling water.
- Let it cook for 3 minutes then strain on a kitchen towel.
- At this point you can freeze it once it cools down if you don’t want to cook it right away.
How to Cook the Akkoub:
- In a medium pan place chopped onions, leeks and celery sauté with some olive oil.
- Add 1 tbsp of flour and keep stirring until golden.
- Add 3 cups of water and let it boil for 20 minutes.
- Purée the vegetables and broth.
- In another pan using some olive oil sauté the onions for 2 minutes.
- Add the akkoub and keep cooking.
- Add cumin, white pepper and onion powder.
- Add the vegetable purée.
- Cover and let all cook on low heat for 20-30 minutes or until you think it’s tender enough.
- Squeeze some lemon juice and drizzle some olive oil on top.
- Enjoy with some rice or with some bread.
Notes
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