All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Beef & Chick Pea Soup
(Harira)
 
Harira is really more than a Moroccan soup. It's a rich and delicately spiced soup-stew of beef, vegetables and chick peas. It makes a meal in a bowl or is perfect with a light main dish.

What You Need:            (To Serve: 6 to 8)
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  • 1 pound beef cut in ½-inch cubes
  • 1 cup diced carrot
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed saffron or ground turmeric
  • 2 tablespoons butter or Margarine
  • 1 can (10½ ounces) condensed beef broth
  • 1 can (10½ ounces) condensed tomato bisque soup
  • 2 soup cans water
  • ¼ cup barley
  • 1 can (about 16 ounces) chick peas, drained
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

  • How To Cook:
    1. Brown beef in a large, heavy pan.

    2. Cook carrots, celery and onion with seasonings in butter until just tender.

    3. Add broth, soup, water and barley; cover and cook over low heat 1¼ hours.

    4. Add chick peas, tomatoes, parsley and lemon juice; cook 15 minutes longer, or until done, stirring occasionally.


     
     
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