The most famous soup in Morocco " Harira "
Ingredients :
4 large tomatoes
2 large onions
1 celery bouquet
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
1 big tablespoons of margarine
1 teaspoon salt (to be adjusted during cooking), 1/2
teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, a
pinch of saffron (optional).
1 can of chickpeas (or 1 cup of dry chickpeas soaked
in water over night)
1/3 cup of vermicelli
2 big tablespoons of flour
One small bouquet of coriander.
One small bouquet of parsely .
Beef or lamb meat (cut into small cubes) any quantity you want (you can also don’t use it ).
Water
One small bouquet of parsely .
Beef or lamb meat (cut into small cubes) any quantity you want (you can also don’t use it ).
Water
Description:
- boil some water in a soup pot , put the tomatoes , onions , celery , parley and coriander in in a steaming basket. Put it in the soup pot on the chickpeas and the meat.
- close the soup pot and cook for 20 minutes, until the vegetables and specially chickpeas are very well cooked, because chickpeas take a time to cook.
- Place the vegetables and herbs in a bowl and mix
them with a hand blender until you get a smooth puree.
- in a large pot put the mixture “ vegetables and herbs” , 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, a pinch of saffron (optional),1 big tablespoons margarine,2 tablespoons of tomato paste, chickpeas and meat. Cover with boiling water .Place the pot over medium heat .
- To make the soup thickener (tedouira), combine 2 or 3 big tablespoons of flour and 500 ml of lukewarm water in a bowl. until the flour is completely dissolved and set aside.
- when the soup boiling add it the mixture of flour and water ( tedouira) constantly stirring. You will notice the soup getting thicker. You can control the thickness of the soup depending to your taste by adding more or less of the tedouira.
- after 10 minitus , put 1/3 cup of vermicelli until it becomes soft.
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