Jess' Harira Moroccan Soup

2023 P1 Jess Moroccan Soup 2023 P1 Jess Moroccan Soup

By Jess Murphy

4 people 65 minutes 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 - Carrots (chopped)
  • 1 stick Celery (chopped)
  • 1 litre Chicken Stock (or vegetable)
  • 0.5 tin Chickpeas
  • 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 25 g Flat Leaf Parsley (chopped)
  • 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 1 tbsp Ground Cumin (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Ground Ginger
  • 200 g Lentils (dried)
  • 2 tbsp Long Grain Rice (or broken-up vermicelli pasta)
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 large Onion
  • 1 pinch Salt and Pepper
  • 225 g Stewing Lamb
  • 3 tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 1 tbsp Turmeric

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish.
  2. Add the chopped lamb pieces and brown them for 5 mins. Set aside.
  3. Sauté the onions, garlic, carrot and celery until they start to caramelise, add the spices and tomato paste, and cook for a further 5 mins.
  4. Add the lamb, stock, tinned tomatoes, salt, pepper and lentils. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 30 mins.
  5. Add the rice or pasta and cook for a further 15 mins, then uncover and add the chickpeas, parsley and coriander. 6. Simmer for a further 10 mins then serve in soup bowls with fresh crusty bread.
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