Chtithat el Kercha/ El Bekbouka, Algerian Spicy Tripe, Tripe en Sauce

This is a very common dish found in Algerian restaurants in France. Chick peas are a common addition. I did not add any chickpeas, but you can if you like.

Ingredients:

500 gr of beef honeycomb tripe or lamb tripe
500gr tripes de boeuf ou gras double de mouton

3 tomatoes coarsley chopped
3 tomates hachees

1 onion chopped
1 oignon hache

2 hot green chilis
2 piments verts forts

2 cloves of garlic
2 gousses d'ail

1/2 tablespoon of caraway
1/2 cuillere a soupe de carvi

1/2 tablespoon of paprika
1/2 cuillere a soupe de paprika

1 teaspoon of four spice blend l
1 cuillere a cafe d'epices

Salt and pepper
Sel et poivre

Olive oil
Huile d'olive

Method:

1) Cut the tripe into 2" pieces. Blanch in a pot of boiling water for about 20 minutes.

2) Saute the onions in olive oil for about 10 minutes, add the remaining vegetables, cover with water plus 4 cups more. Season with salt and pepper, cook untill the vegetables are soft. Pass through a sieve or food mill.

3) Cook the tripe in the strained broth for about 3 1/2 -4 hours. Typically Algerian tripe is cooked until very tender, almost jelly like. Add the caraway 1 hour into cooking, the paprika during the second hour and the spice blend about 30 minutes before the dish is done. You can finish with chopped fresh herbs, as usually flat leaf parsely and coriander leaf are favorites. Remeber to salt a little throughout the cooking process.

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Comments

[sihem]

hi,miam miam very yummmmmmmmmmy i love bekbouka, osbane,chtitha bouzelouf;but i have comments?
1.2 cloves of garlic are not enough.it's chtitha!!!!!!!!!!!!
2.olive oil?it would be better to replace it by vegetable oil
3.why not adding coriander.
4.there is no chtitha without chick peas
byyyyyyyyye

[Narjis]

The bekbouka I saw served in Tlemcen was stuffed tripe. The sheep stomach was stuffed with seasoned coucous (I believe) and then boiled in a stew with chick peas and potatoes.

[Elizabeth]

Chtithat el Kercha/ El Bekbouka, Algerian Spicy Tripe, Tripe en Sauce. i know this is his is a very common dish found in Algerian restaurants in France. i hv tried during lunch time in my office. lol

elizabeth
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[jilal]

bon ramadhan a tout le monde merci farid pour ces recettes

[Paz]

Oh my! I LOVE tripe! I'll have to try this recipe.

Paz