Harira

Name: Harira
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams 30 g vermicelli or angel hair pasta, broken into 3/4-in/2-cm lengths; 454 grams 455 g stewing beef, cut into 1/2-in/12-mm cubes; 237 milliliters 170 g canned chickpeas, rinsed; 237 milliliters 170 g finely chopped celery stalks, tender green parts and leaves only; 12 dates, preferably mejhoul; 12 dried figs; 59 milliliters 30 g all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters 15 g loosely packed, finely chopped fresh cilantro; 79 milliliters 15 g loosely packed, finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 Juice of lemon; 1 lemon, cut into wedges; 1 Tbsp butter, smen, or olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps tomato paste; 794 grams 410-g cans peeled whole tomatoes, seeded and purÃ©ed with all the juices

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Hariran a try. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 302 calories, 14g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have onion, ground cinnamon, celery stalks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large soup pot, put the meat, celery, onion, parsley, cilantro, butter, ginger, and cinnamon. Season with salt and plenty of pepper. Cover with 6 cups/1.5 L water, stir well, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour.

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Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and chickpeas, and stir in 1 1/2 cups/360 ml water. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over low heat, warm 1 cup/240 ml water and whisk in the flour and lemon juice.

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Remove from the heat, let sit for 10 minutes, and then whisk again.

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Add the flour mixture to the soup in a slow but steady stream while continually stirring. Cook, stirring frequently to avoid any sticking, for 10 minutes.

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Sprinkle in the vermicelli and cook until the pasta is tender, about 5 minutes. The texture of the soup should be velvety.

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Serve in bowls with lemon wedges on the side and with the dates and figs on a small platter.

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Reprinted with permission from Morocco: A Culinary Journey with Recipes from the Spice-Scented Markets of Marrakech to the Date-Filled Oasis of Zagora by Jeff Koehler. Copyright © 2012 by Jeff Koehler. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.

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