Sfiria

What we know so far

Sfiria is an Algiers dish of the "white sauce" family, the Ottoman-rooted chicken and chickpea stews scented with cinnamon: chicken simmered in smen with onion, a cinnamon stick and chickpeas until the broth reduces, served with croquettes made from stale bread soaked in milk, mixed with grated cheese, egg, onion and a pinch of cinnamon, shaped and fried golden. The croquettes go round the platter, the chicken and chickpeas in the middle, and the sauce is ladled over. It is a wedding and Ramadan dish, and a clever use of yesterday's baguette.

The draft was written from 2 published sources and holds 18 ingredients and 6 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.

What claiming it means

1. Cook it the way you actually make it. Change anything in our draft that is wrong, and most of it probably is.
2. Photograph your own, so the page carries a real picture instead of somebody else's.
3. Send it in. An editor reads it, and it publishes with your name on it and a link to your profile.

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