Moroccan Chickpea Soup - {Chorba Bil Hamus} Recipe - Cooking Index
This hearty Moroccan soup can be served as a meal to 6 to 8 people.
Courses: Soup1 cup | 237ml | Dried chickpeas - soaked overnight |
1 | Lamb shank | |
1 | Chicken | |
1/2 cup | 118ml | Parsley |
Salt - to taste | ||
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Freshly-ground black pepper |
2 | Saffron - heated, pulverized | |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Tumeric |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Ginger |
1/3 cup | 20g / 0.7oz | Grated onion |
3 tablespoons | 45ml | Olive oil |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Tomato paste |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Potatoes - peeled, diced (medium) |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Lemon juice |
Drain the chickpeas and put them in a Dutch over with the lamb, chicken, parsley, salt, spices, onion, and oil. Cover with 8 cups of water, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat -- covering and simmering for an hour. Add the tomato paste and simmer for another hour.
Fish out the lamb and chicken and cut into a dice, discarding the bones. Return the meat to the soup, add the potatoes, and simmer another 30 minutes. When ready to serve, stir in the lemon juice, adjust for seasoning, ladle into bowls, and garnish with a handful of chopped parsley or cilantro.
Source:
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