
Everyday meals
Mafrum
Mafrum is a Libyan dish of potatoes and seasoned minced meat, baked or pan-cooked until the potatoes are meltingly tender. It is eaten hot or warm, often as a one-pot meal with bread. It is a much-loved family dish.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
591 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 31.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 46.9 g
- of which sugars
- 6.1 g
- Fat
- 28.9 g
- of which saturated fat
- 8.5 g
- Fiber
- 6.3 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes, slice them into rounds about 5 mm thick, then fry them in 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan for 8 minutes, turning them over.
- Fry the sliced onion and chopped garlic in the rest of the oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the minced meat and brown it for 8 minutes, breaking it up, then stir in the tomato purée and spices.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C and lightly butter an ovenproof dish.
- Lay half the potatoes at the bottom of the dish, cover with the meat filling, then add the rest of the potatoes in an even layer.
- Beat the eggs with the parsley, salt and pepper, then pour them evenly over the dish.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is golden and the egg is set.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting into portions.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with cooked lentils or mashed chickpeas, seasoned the same way.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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