Chorba Soup With Lamb Food

CHORBA HAMRA BEL FRIK (ALGERIAN LAMB, TOMATO, AND FREEKEH SOUP)

Steps:

• Place freekeh in a bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside.
• Combine lamb, onion, pepper, paprika, cinnamon, and salt in a pot. Add oil, 1/2 of the cilantro, 1/2 of the mint, and celery and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in chickpeas and cover with a little water. Bring to a gentle simmer. Add tomato paste, zucchini, and carrot and mix well.
• Set a steamer over the pot and add tomatoes. Cover and steam tomatoes until soft, about 5 minutes. Crush tomatoes using a wooden spoon so pulp drips into the soup. Discard leftover tomato peels. Add potato and enough water to cover. Simmer until potato is soft, about 10 minutes.
• Drain freekeh and add to the soup. Simmer until soft, about 15 minutes. Remove celery stalk. Sprinkle soup with remaining cilantro and mint before serving.

CHORBA SOUP WITH LAMB

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan. Season lamb with salt and pepper, and add to pan. Saute over medium-high heat, stirring, until it has browned.
• Mix 1/2 cup of the tomato puree with 1/2 cup water, and add it to the pan along with 3 tablespoons of the harissa. Cook for a couple of minutes; add the onion, celery, parsley and the remaining tomato puree. Stir in 3 cups water. Bring to a simmer, and cook over low heat, covered, until the lamb is very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add another 3 cups water, and bring to a boil. Slowly add the barley, millet or orzo in a thin stream, stirring. Cook about 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and harissa if desired. Serve with lemon wedges.

RECIPE FOR TUNISIAN SHORBA

Steps:

• With a mortar and pestle, mash together the garlic and ras el hanout spices.
• In a large soup pot, add enough oil to fully cover the bottom and turn the heat on between medium and medium high.
• Add in the garlic and spice mixture, onion, salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, tomato paste and saute for a few minutes until it all comes together and is fragrant.
• Add your meat or chicken and continue to saute a few more minutes. You may need to add a little water at this point to keep the meat or chicken from sticking or burning.
• Add enough water to fill your pot about 3/4 of the way, or about the amount of finished soup you want to have.
• *Note: If you're not sure, add a little less than you might think because you can add as it cooks if it starts to look to thick or reduce too much.
• Add the frik and celery, reduce the heat to low and cook for approximately one hour or until meat is tender and the soup has thickened slightly.
• Optional: if desired, add chickpeas to the soup. If using canned/cooked chickpeas, add towards the end of cooking just to heat through. If using dried chickpeas, add them at the same time as the meat.
• To finish, add the cilantro and mint and serve with bread. Enjoy

LAMB STEW CIUBA

Steps:

• In a bowl toss lamb with seasoned flour until well coated. In a 4- to 6-quart heavy saucepan heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown lamb in 2 batches, transferring to another bowl. In pan cook onion and garlic in remaining tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add carrots, celery, brown sugar, thyme, spices, and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine, broth, and lamb. Simmer stew over low heat, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 2 1/2 hours, until thickened and lamb is very tender.
• Serve stew over couscous or noodles.

MOROCCAN VEGETABLE SOUP (CHORBA)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and turmeric; stir to coat.
• Add meat and cook. stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add broth (or water), tomatoes and their juice, turnips, carrots, celery and saffron.
• Tie parsley and cilantro sprigs together with kitchen string and add to the pot.
• Bring the soup to a boil.
• Cover and reduce to a simmer.
• Cook until the meat is tender, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Stir in zucchini and cook, covered, until soft, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add pasta and cook until soft, 4 to 10 minutes, depending on the type of pasta.
• Discard the parsley and cilantro sprigs. Season with salt (start with 1 teaspoon if you're using beef broth; add more if you're using water) and pepper.
• Serve sprinkled with parsley and/or cilantro leaves, if desired.

SHORBA LIBIYA - LIBYAN LAMB & CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large casserole or stock pot. Gently fry the onion for a few minutes, until pale golden & soft.
• Add the lamb, chickpeas, tomato puree, spices & salt, cooking for a few more minutes & stirring well.
• Add the water to the pot, this should cover the mixture - add 1/4 litre more if required. (If adding extra water, remember that you'll need to add a little extra spice & salt to compensate).
• Cover & simmer over a medium heat for approx 45-50 minutes or until the lamb is tender & the soup flavourful. You may add a little extra water again at this point but remember to adjust the seasoning if you do.
• Add the dried mint & the lemon, return to the heat for a further 3-4 minutes then serve.
• Serve each bowl of shorba with a sprig of fresh mint & a lemon wedge on the side.