Harira soup
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 2 | onions |
| 1 cm | ginger |
| 200 g | celeriac |
| 200 g | beef rump |
| olive oil for frying | |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 1 tbsp | white flour |
| 1 | cinnamon stick |
| 1 sachet | saffron |
| 1 tsp | ground cumin |
| ½ tsp | black peppercorns |
| 2 tbsp | tomato puree |
| 1 litre | water |
| 1 tin | chopped tomatoes (approx. 400 g) |
| 1 tin | chickpeas (approx. 240 g) |
| 150 g | brown lentils |
| ¾ tsp | salt |
| 4 sprig | coriander |
| ½ | organic lemon |
How it's done
Preparation
Peel and halve the onion, cut into thin slices, peel and finely grate the ginger. Peel the celeriac and cut into approx. 1 cm cubes.
Meat
Cut the meat into approx. 1 cm cubes. Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan. Brown the meat for approx. 2 mins., season, dust with flour, remove from the pan. Reduce the heat, add a dash of oil.
Soup
Sauté the onions, celeriac and ginger for approx. 3 mins. Coarsely crush the pepper, add to the pan along with the cinnamon stick, saffron and cumin, cook for approx. 3 mins. Add the tomato puree and cook briefly.
Pour in the water and tomatoes, bring to the boil. Return the meat to the pan, cover and braise for approx. 20 mins., stirring occasionally.
Drain and rinse the chickpeas, add along with the lentils, cook for approx. 25 mins., stirring occasionally, then season with salt.
To serve
Tear off the coriander leaves, scatter on top. Cut the lemon into wedges, serve with the dish.
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