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Loubia (White Bean Stew)

Name: Loubia (White Bean Stew)
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 200g White beans; 1 can Canned tomatoes; 1/2 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Paprika; 2 tbsp Olive oil; To taste Cilantro

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

White beans simmered slowly with tomato and cumin — a simple, everyday dish made often in Moroccan homes.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Beans simmered in tomato sauce, a very ordinary dish made routinely in Moroccan homes. Eaten with bread (khobz), it's satisfying even without meat, making it especially valued for budget-conscious weekday meals — the taste of everyday life.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A working-class Casablanca neighborhood, weekday lunch: loubia simmers in a big pot, and everyone tears off bread to scoop it up.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

White beans 200g
Canned tomatoes 1 can
Onion 1/2
Garlic 2 cloves
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Cilantro To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the beans overnight (skip if using canned/cooked beans).
Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté the minced onion and garlic.
Add the canned tomatoes, cumin, and paprika.
Add the beans and enough water to cover; cover and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
Once the beans are tender, season with salt.
Scatter with cilantro to finish.

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