Tunisian Eid Al Adha Osban (Usban)

🧂 Ingredients

• Ingredients for the pouches:
• 1 stomach of lamb
• 1 Liver of lamb
• 1 Pound of minced lamb or beef
• 1 cup of chickpeas
• 1 Finely chopped onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 cups of cooked rice
• 2 teaspoons of tomato paste
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 1 bunch of cilantro
• 2 tablespoons of dry mint ground
• 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon of ground caraway
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 2 tsp of Ras el Hanout
• 1 Pinch of salt to taste
• Ingredients for the sauce:
• 1 Tablespoon of tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• 3 to 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 1/4 cups of oil
• Optional: 1 Cup of chickpeas
• Finely chopped parsely
• Finely chopped cilantro for garnishing
• 1 Pinch of salt and 1 pinch of pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 For the cleaning:
• 2 Start by boiling a large pot of water over a medium-high heat
• 3 Wash the stomach of the lamb very well with the help of the cold water; making
  sure that you remove any debris very well
• 4 Once the water starts boiling, put the stomach into the water a few times; but
  make sure not to burn your hands; this step of boiling water will help you to
  firm up the stomach of the lamb and will facilitate the process of cutting
• 5 Now scrap the inner part of the stomach; make sure to remove the grey lining;
  then keep the dipping the scrapping until the stomach of the lamb becomes white
• 6 Now cut the stomach of the lamb into the size you desire.
• 7 With the help of a needle and a butcher twine, sew the stomach into the shape of
  a pouch.
• 8 For the filling:
• 9 Start by cutting the liver, and the lungs into small pieces; then finely chop
  the onion and the garlic
• 10 Chop the herbs fine
• 11 Place all of your ingredients in a large bowl, and mix all very well
• 12 Now, wear gloves and gently fill the pouches with the filling, make sure each
  pouch is filled very well
• 13 Carefully sew close all the pouches.
• 14 Now the Osban is ready for you to cook in a sauce; it is better to use a
  pressure cooker for that:
• 15 So to cook the sauce; sauté the garlic and the onion in the oil.
• 16 Add all the spices, the tomato paste, the chickpeas and the pouches.
• 17 Now add in enough quantity of water to cover the pouches.
• 18 Cover with a lid and cook until everything becomes tender for about 30 to 35
  minutes.
• 19 Serve and enjoy your Osban

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