Best Algerian Chicken Chickpea Soup Chorba Shorba Recipes
CHORBA HAMRA BEL FRIK (ALGERIAN LAMB, TOMATO, AND FREEKEH SOUP)
This traditional Algerian soup is prepared every day during the month of Ramadan by most families. It is usually accompanied by briks or boreks.
Provided by salima1962
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place freekeh in a bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside.
- Combine lamb, onion, pepper, paprika, cinnamon, and salt in a pot. Add oil, 1/2 of the cilantro, 1/2 of the mint, and celery and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in chickpeas and cover with a little water. Bring to a gentle simmer. Add tomato paste, zucchini, and carrot and mix well.
- Set a steamer over the pot and add tomatoes. Cover and steam tomatoes until soft, about 5 minutes. Crush tomatoes using a wooden spoon so pulp drips into the soup. Discard leftover tomato peels. Add potato and enough water to cover. Simmer until potato is soft, about 10 minutes.
- Drain freekeh and add to the soup. Simmer until soft, about 15 minutes. Remove celery stalk. Sprinkle soup with remaining cilantro and mint before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 277 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 24.1 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 148.3 mg, Sugar 3 g
SHORBA BAIDHA - ALGERIAN CHICKEN SOUP.
Shorba Baidha, literally means white soup. It is a classic soup in Algeria & is extremely simple to make. The subtle flavours work well together to make a delcious, light soup. I have to say this is one of my all time favourite soups. It's great all year round but especially loved during Ramadan or to eat when you are feeling ill. It is the egg yolk that makes this soup white so don't leave it out! The chicken in Algeria is free range & has a rich taste, if you use non-free range chicken, you might need to throw in a stock cube...
Provided by Um Safia
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 2h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large pot gently fry the onion in the olive oil. Add the chicken & the cinnamon stick & fry for 8 minutes, turning the chicken around to seal.
- Add the water & some salt & pepper to taste. Cover & simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes on a medium heat.
- Remove the chicken from the bones & place the chicken back in the pot.
- Add the chickpeas to the pot & simmer for further 10 minutes covered.
- Check the seasoning & adjust if required. Add the rice & cover & cook for 15 minutes.
- Add more water & adjust seasoning or simmer uncovered if the soup is too concentrated or too watery.
- Finally, mix the egg yolk with the lemon juice. Add a few tsp of the soup to the mix & whisk then add the egg mixture to the pot in a thin steam, stirring continuously. Cook for 1 minute then add the parsley & take off the heat.
ALGERIAN CHICKEN & CHICKPEA SOUP ( CHORBA / SHORBA)
I love this soup! During Ramadan we have it at least twice a week as everyone likes it - even my little children! I think key to this being so delicious is the preserved lemon....it really adds so much to it. I also cook this in the pressure cooker: seal chicken add all ingredients except coriander / cilantro & lemon juice. Cook on medium/high for 45 minutes. Add remaining ingredients & simmer with lid off for 1 min. Re-season & serve. This soup freezes really well, bag into portions & freeze. De-frost, re-heat, add a little more cilantro, lemon juice & ras el hanout & it's as good as before!
Provided by Um Safia
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place oil in a large pan, add the chicken & fry to seal all over. Add the spices & fry for a minute more.
- Add all the other ingredients except the coriander / cilantro, chickpeas & the lemon juice. Bring to the boil then reduce heat, cover & simmer 1 hour.
- Add the chickpeas to the pan. Take the chicken from the pan & remove all the meat from the bones, shred & put back into the pan. Simmer for a further 20 minutes.
- If the soup is the consistency you like, you can add the coriander / cilantro & lemon juice now. Simmer for 1 minute, re-season if desired & then serve.
- If you feel the soup needs to be a little thicker, you can either reduce it down by cooking further or thicken with plain flour.
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