Cook: 12 hours or more

Serves: 8

● In a large pot, or preferably a pressure cooker, fry the onions

and halved garlic cloves with the sunflower oil, add the sugar to caramelize the onions.

● Add the meat and marrow bones, spices, salt, pepper and harissa to the caramelized onions.

● Stir well, and add enough water to cover the meat completely, bring to the boil and then if cooking in a regular pot, simmer over medium heat for a minimum of one and a half hours or until the meat is tender. If using a pressure cooker, cook for approximately an hour.

Ingredients

Name: Recipe: Tunisian harissa tfina
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 8 tbsp sunflower oil 2 medium onions sliced 6 garlic cloves plus 1 whole garlic bulb, skin on and washed 3 tbsp caster sugar Approx 1.2kg of beef brisket, or cholent type beef washed and cut in pieces 2 marrow bones 3 medium sized tomatoes or a 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 65g concentrated tomato purée 2 tbsp sweet pepper powder or paprika 1 tbsp turmeric 1 tbsp harissa Salt and pepper 500g pearl barley 8 medium eggs, in shell, washed

8 tbsp sunflower oil

2 medium onions sliced

6 garlic cloves plus 1 whole garlic bulb, skin on and washed

3 tbsp caster sugar

Approx 1.2kg of beef brisket, or cholent type beef washed and cut in pieces

2 marrow bones

3 medium sized tomatoes or a 400g tin of chopped tomatoes

65g concentrated tomato purée

2 tbsp sweet pepper powder or paprika

1 tbsp turmeric

1 tbsp harissa

Salt and pepper

500g pearl barley

8 medium eggs, in shell, washed