Tunisian · Lunch

Kafteji

Peppers, tomato, courgette, potato and onion fried separately, then chopped together on a board with fried eggs. Street food, and the chopping is done in front of you.

45 min total Serves 4 servings Easy
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Kafteji

Photograph credit: Kafteji by Romdhani-Issam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · this resized copy is shared under the same licence

What to Put on the Table With Kafteji

  • Khobz tabouna
  • Extra harissa
  • Olives
Kafteji, in preparation
Kafteji, in preparation

Photograph credit: Kafteji 1 by Touzrimounir · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · this resized copy is shared under the same licence

Making Kafteji, Step by Step

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  1. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over medium-high heat.

  2. Fry the potatoes first, 12 minutes, until golden and cooked through. Lift out with a slotted spoon onto paper.

  3. Fry the peppers whole, 6 minutes, turning, until blistered and soft. Then the onion, 5 minutes; then the courgette, 3 minutes; then the tomato halves, 3 minutes. Lift each out as it is done.

  4. Peel and deseed the fried peppers once they are cool enough to handle.

  5. Fry the eggs in the remaining oil until the whites are set and the edges frilled.

  6. Pile everything onto a large board and chop it all together with a heavy knife, eggs included, until it is a rough, uneven mixture.

  7. Scrape into a bowl, stir through the harissa, caraway, salt, oil and lemon, and serve immediately with bread.

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Notes From the Method

Fry each vegetable separately. The timings are not close.

Chop on a board, not in a pan.

The eggs get chopped in with everything else.

Keeping What's Left

Best immediately. Refrigerated for 2 days; it is good cold in a sandwich.

Nutrition per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

711Calories
12gProtein
33gCarbs
59gFat
7gFibre
12gSugar
1000mgSodium

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