Cookbook:Madbucha (North African Peppers and Tomatoes)

Madbucha or matbucha is a North African dish of stewed tomatoes and peppers. It can be used as a side dish with meats, as well as put on bread or white rice. There's more then one way to make it, and the following recipe is a family recipe.

Ingredients

 * Oil
 * 2 onions, chopped
 * 2 cloves garlic, chopped
 * 15 tomatoes, cubed
 * 10 bell peppers, cut into small pieces
 * 5 chile peppers, chopped small
 * 330 ml canned tomato paste
 * Salt
 * Pepper
 * Cumin
 * Parsley
 * Oregano

Procedure

 * 1) Take a pot that is big enough for all of the above ingredients, cover the bottom with oil, and put it on a flame.
 * 2) When the oil gets hot, add the onion and garlic.
 * 3) When they start to fry, add the rest of the vegetables and salt.
 * 4) Mix it up a bit and cover the pot.
 * 5) Leave it to cook, mixing it every so often, until the level of the liquid is higher than the level of the vegetables.
 * 6) Drain off most (but not all) the liquid.
 * 7) Add the tomato paste and the spices.
 * Mix, and let it cool.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * When chopping the peppers, you want them small but not so small that they disappear when cooked.
 * The peppers can be any color, but red is traditional.