Moroccan Hrira- Hearty Beef Stew With Lentil and Vermicelli

Name: Moroccan Hrira- Hearty Beef Stew With Lentil and Vermicelli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 3 tbsp cooking oil; 2 lbs lamb, beef or chicken cut into small cubes; 5 roma tomatoes pulsed; 1 large onion; 1 small bunch/ handful flat leaf parsley; 1 small bunch/ handful cilantro; 1 stalk celery finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger; ½ tsp turmeric; 1 ½ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp cinnamon; 3 oz tomato paste; 1 cup brown lentils; 6 cups stock of choice; 1 can cooked chickpeas (or overnight soaked chickpeas); 2 tbsp cooking oil; ⅓ cup uncooked rice or vermicelli; 3 tbsp flour; Lemon wedges for garnish; chopped cilantro for garnish

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h

This well known Moroccan harira soup is a MUST try! This soup is one of the most popular soups in morocco and gives instant comfort. It has a lot more texture to it and the spices though minimal are just perfect. You will definitely be coming back for seconds, and thirds!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:05:29 GMT

Ingredients

8 servings

3 Tbspcooking oil

2 lbslamb

ef, or chicken cut into small cubes

In a food processor, blend together:

1 bunchflat leaf parsley

small

1 bunchcilantro

small

Chop Finely:

1 stalkcelery

finely chopped

1 tspginger

½ tspturmeric

1 ½ tspblack pepper

½ tspcinnamon

3 oztomato paste

1 cupbrown lentils

6 cupsstock

of choice

1 canchickpeas

cooked, or overnight soaked chickpeas

2 Tbspcooking oil

⅓ cuprice

uncooked, or vermicelli

3 Tbspflour

Instructions

Step 1

Sautee meat in oil until browned

Step 2

Add tomatoes, lentils, onion, celery, cilantro, tomato paste and spices to the pot, mix well and add stock of choice. If not using canned chickpeas, add them in now before pressure cooking.

Step 3

Pressure cook on high for 30 minutes.

Step 4

While the soup is pressure cooking, fry the rice or vermicelli in oil for a few minutes until it starts to brown. Remove from heat once it browns to avoid burning. Set aside to add into the soup once it is done pressure cooking.

Step 5

Add chickpeas (if using canned), rice or vermicelli, and flour (mix it well with 2 cups of the soup before adding into the pot to make sure it doesn't get clumpy) into the pot.

Step 6

Let it simmer until the vermicelli is soft or the rice is cooked through.

Step 7

Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with lemon wedges.