Discover this refined and light dafina, a far cry from heavy recipes: chard, this delicate and subtle vegetable, takes center stage alongside tender and flavorful meat. Complemented by melt-in-your-mouth kloula meatballs, this Shabbat dish is a true ode to home cooking. Simple to prepare, it mainly requires patience—and the result is truly worth it!
Practical information
Preparation time: approximately 45 minutes
Cooking time: approximately 2 hours
Estimated calories: approximately 380 kcal per serving
Estimated average price: approximately 85 ₪ for the recipe
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of very fresh cardoons
- 3 tablespoons of paprika
- 500g of tender meat, cut into cubes
- 3 to 4 onions
- 1 bunch of kosbara (fresh coriander), cleaned and checked
- Salt and pepper
- 3 handfuls of white beans (soaked overnight)
- ½ glass of olive oil
- 300g of minced meat (for the kloula)
- A small bowl of couscous
- A hint of caraway
- 1 egg (for the kloula)
Preparation steps
- Clean and peel the cardoons, removing as many strings as possible. Cut them in half lengthwise, scrub the inside of the stalk with a small brush, then soak them in a basin of lemon water.
- In a pressure cooker, sauté the chopped onions with the bunch of kosbara. Add the cubed meat and cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the soaked white beans, chard, olive oil, and paprika. Pour in water until it reaches two-thirds of the way up the sides of the pot. Cook over medium heat for 1 to 2 hours. Salt at the end of cooking.
- To prepare the kloula: mix the minced meat, couscous, salt, paprika, and caraway seeds. Stir in the egg and mix well. Add the meatballs to the pot and let them cook.
- Place everything on the Shabbat plate and serve on Saturday at noon accompanied by couscous grains.
The secret to a great dafina lies in the choice of meat: opt for a tender cut that will melt deliciously after long hours of cooking. Don't hesitate to check the beans and kosbara carefully—it's a detail that makes all the difference!
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