Moroccan lamb & chickpea soup

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Using canned lentils and chickpeas, this hearty lamb soup is ready in around half an hour!

Recipe «Moroccan lamb & chickpea soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2 red onions, 2 stalks celery, 2 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 3 cloves garlic, 2cm piece ginger , 400g can chickpeas, 400g can lentils, 1 cinnamon quill , 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp sweet paprika, 1/2 tsp ground turmeric, 400g can cherry or diced tomatoes, 450g lamb chump chops, 1/4 bunch coriander, 1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley, 50g white long-grain rice.

Ingredients:

  • 2 red onions 
  • 2 stalks celery 
  • 2 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 3 cloves garlic 
  • 2cm piece ginger 
  • 400g can chickpeas 
  • 400g can lentils 
  • 1 cinnamon quill 
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 
  • 1/2 tsp sweet paprika 
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 400g can cherry or diced tomatoes 
  • 450g lamb chump chops 
  • 1/4 bunch coriander 
  • 1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley 
  • 50g white long-grain rice 
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice 
  • Lemon cheeks, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Peel and finely chop onions, then thinly slice celery. Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add onions, celery and 1 teaspoon salt. Crush garlic and grate ginger into pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
  2. Drain and rinse chickpeas and lentils. Add spices to pan and stir for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in chickpeas, lentils, tomatoes and 1L water, then bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, trim fat and bones from lamb, discarding bones and reserving fat. Cut meat into 2cm pieces and set aside. Tear leaves from herbs, roughly chop, then set aside. Add rice to soup and cook for a further 10 minutes or until just tender.
  4. Meanwhile, heat a heavy-based pan over high heat. Add reserved fat and stir for 1 minute or until enough fat is released to coat pan. Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Cook, turning, for 6 minutes or until cooked through. Discard fat.
  5. Stir meat, herbs and lemon juice into soup, then divide among bowls. Serve with lemon cheeks.