Mafrum
Mafrum is a dish prepared from potatoes, stuffed with beef and stewed in a spicy tomato sauce. A touch of ground cinnamon completes this aromatic meal.
Ingredients
- 0.5 kg of potatoes
- 250 g ground beef
- 400 g of tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 big onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Parsley
- 2 eggs
- 30 ml of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of cumin
- 1 teaspoon of spicy paprika
- 1 chilli pepper
- 150 g breadcrumbs
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons of water
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- Thyme
Description
Nowadays, Sephardic Jews imported many popular dishes, such as couscous and mafrum, into the Israeli cuisine. The latter is a very special recipe. Mafrum is a main dish whose recipe has changed over time. Minced meat and tomato sauce (like peppers or aubergines) have already conquered the world. Mafrum, however, is a more uncommon recipe, because it consists of stuffed potatoes. Mafrum is prepared for special religious holidays in Israel.
It should be noted that the minced meat is enriched with freshly ground cinnamon and heaps of garlic - up to 16 cloves of garlic flavour the meat. You can use normal breadcrumbs for the breading of the potatoes, but we suggest the original option of using dry white bread for the breading.
Try this delicious national dish and share the recipe with loved ones.
