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by NeonVomit » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:22 pm
Here's a recipe for a modified version of harira. We get loads of different kinds of food in Cyprus and it all mixes up wonderfully.
Eaten during the Ramadan fast after sundown, harira is an incredibly delicious and nutritious soup made with lentils and vegetables (anything eaten during Ramadan fasting must be vegetarian).
This version contains lamb shanks - it is therefore not vegetarian and completely contradicts the entire point of fasting for Ramadan. Making this soup will not only fill your hungry belly, it will aid in bringing about the downfall of all world religion. Two birds, one stone.
Soak half a cup of chickpeas and half a cup of borlotti beans (any other bean is fine) overnight in water.
Start cooking by browning 3 lamb shanks that have been pre-seasoned with sea salt flakes in a large pot. Take out the shanks, and reduce the heat. Now add three chopped cloves of garlic and a finely chopped onion. Cook for a few minutes, then add the spices:
1 tsp cumin
0.5 tsp cinammon
0.5 tsp caraway seeds
0.5 tsp corander seeds (ground)
0.5 tsp crushed black pepper
1 pinch saffron threads
Stir through, and then add 3 chopped celery sticks, a chopped celeriac root, and 2 chopped carrots, Cook for 5-6 minutes. Then add:
1 chopped can tomatoes
2 litres (quarts, whatever) water
1 beef stock cube
Browned lamb shanks
Beans and chickpeas
1/2 cup red lentils
1/2 cup pearl barley
Add a little salt, and cook on very low heat for about 5 hours, covered.
After this time, remove the shanks from the soup. The meat should fall off the bone when poked with a fork. Shred the meat into bite-sized pieces and return to the soup.
Add one cup of frozen peas and allow to cook for a couple of minutes. Shred equal portions of parsley, mint and coriander. Adjust seasoning of soup at this point.
To serve place soup in a bowl and top with shredded herbs. Stir through. Add a dollop of sheep’s milk yoghurt and a squeeze of lemon juice. Stir again before eating.
if using frozen shrimp, thaw them first&pat them dry.
spaghetti is a different type of pasta... you mean cooked in that way?
, I like sea food a lot in general, though I try not to eat too much of it...draft is pretty cruel imo, but then again, you wouldnt be allowed to eat anything...
