Chorba Frik
Chorba frik is made from green barley, dried, crushed and cooked in broth. It is prepared with veal, lamb, chicken or fish. This soup alone constitutes a complete meal, especially during Ramadan!
Ingredients
- 1 lb of lamb meat in pieces
- 1 onion
- 1 fresh tomato
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon canned tomato
- 1 good handful of pre-cooked chickpeas
- 1 bunch of cilantro
- 1 small stalk of celery
- 1 cup racked green wheat frik
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 pinch coriander powder
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
Instructions
- Activate the Thermomix at speed 7 and add the fresh coriander through the opening to chop it.
- Add the fresh tomato, the quartered onion and activate the thermomix 5 sec/speed 5
- scrape off anything on the walls.
- Add the extra virgin olive oil.
- Without the measuring cup, activate the Thermomix to brown this mixture: 2min30 / 160°F / Speed 1
- add the meat in pieces, the tomato purée, the paprika, the black pepper, and the salt brown again 4 min / 80 °C / reverse / speed.
- Add the celery and boiling water up to the maximum line on the Thermomix bowl, and start the Thermomix 60 min / 220°F / reverse / speed.
- Now add the wheat frik, and the pre-cooked chickpeas, cook for 15 min/200 °F/reverse direction/speed.
- At the end of cooking, transfer the chorba frik into a soup tureen, and garnish with chopped fresh coriander.
- Serve and enjoy your soup!
Nutrition
Sugar: 1gFiber: 3gCalories: 233kcalSaturated Fat: 5gFat: 8.9gProtein: 9gCarbohydrates: 10g
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