Tunisian Mloukhiya

Name: Tunisian Mloukhiya
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: 300g dried mloukhiya powder; 600g beef, cubed; 1 head garlic; 1 cup olive oil

ملوخية/mloo-KHEE-yah/

About this dish

A deep green jute leaf stew simmered for hours with beef until dark and glossy, a Tunisian classic.

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Ingredients

🥬300g dried mloukhiya powder

🥩600g beef, cubed

🧄1 head garlic

🫒1 cup olive oil

Method

Serves 2

Toast the dried mloukhiya powder briefly in oil.

Add water gradually, whisking to avoid lumps.

Add the beef and garlic.

Simmer very slowly for several hours, stirring occasionally, until deeply dark.

Serve with crusty bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tunisian mloukhiya is distinguished by its extremely long cooking time, which turns the sauce a very dark, almost black-green color.

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