No meat and full of flavour – Maltese kusksu

Diar il-Bniet believe in serving fresh local ingredients where everything they use comes from their 180 tumoli in Dingli. Serving seasonal dishes, they use whatever is best at that time – and this time of year is perfect for broad beans, or ful as they are known in Maltese. The fresh air, fresh water and sunshine give the vegetables utmost flavour. Try their recipe for your Good Friday lunch or dinner  for a flavourful meal that is completely meat free

Kusksu

Ingredients

• Onion
• Salt and pepper
• Water
• Carrot
• 2 potatoes
• Broad Beans, peeled
• Tomato purée (kunserva
• Kusksu
• Fresh gbejniet

Method

1. Fry the onion with some salt and pepper.
2. Add in the water and allow to boil.
3. Add carrot, potatoes and broad beans.
4. When the vegetables are tender, add the tomato paste and kusksu and allow to cook until tender.
5. Add the fresh gbejniet at the end and serve with fresh Maltese bread.

Diar il-Bniet

Main Street,

Dingli.

Tel: 27620727

Recipe first appeared on Gourmet TODAY