Tunisian · Vegetables

Testiera

Traditional Tunisian testiera with fried tomatoes, peppers, garlic, caraway and eggs.

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Testiera
Zemny · Tunisian
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Method

  1. 01
    Peel the garlic cloves and clean the caraway seeds, then crush both with a little salt.
  2. 02
    Heat the frying oil in a deep pan. Clean the tomatoes and peppers, then remove the pepper stems and seeds.
  3. 03
    Fry the tomatoes and peppers for about ten minutes, then remove the fried vegetables and chop them finely. Add the crushed spices and adjust the salt.
  4. 04
    Distribute the vegetable mixture in individual plates and drizzle each with a spoon of frying oil.
  5. 05
    Fry the eggs one by one in the oil, sprinkle with a little black pepper and salt, then remove with a skimmer and arrange on top of the vegetable mixture and serve.

Notes

Source: "Omek Sanafa" book by Mohamed Kooki, p. 60 and 62. The steps were rephrased for clarification.