MOROCCAN HARIRA & CHICKEN SOUP

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This North African-inspired soup is flavoured with harissa and spices. Serve with hummus toasts and cooling yogurt

Provided by Good Food team

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil , plus extra to drizzle
4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 leek , washed and finely sliced
4 fat celery sticks, chopped into small pieces
3 large carrots , chopped into small pieces
2 big parsnips , peeled and chopped into small pieces
small pack coriander , stalks finely chopped, leaves reserved to serve
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp harissa (we used Belazu)
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
2 chicken stock cubes , crumbled
85g raw green lentils
zest and juice 1 lemon
1 tbsp golden caster sugar
natural yogurt , toast and hummus, to serve

Steps:

Heat half the oil in a frying pan, season the thighs and brown really well on both sides. Remove to a plate. Tip a mug of water into the pan and simmer, scraping up all the browned bits. Tip this liquid into a measuring jug for later.
Put the remaining oil, the vegetables and coriander stalks in a big saucepan. Gently cook until the veg is softened - about 5 mins. Stir in the spices, turn up the heat, and cook for a few mins. Stir in the harissa, followed by the tomatoes, the chicken, stock cubes and lentils. Top up your jug of chickeny juices to 500ml with water, then add this, too. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 30 mins.
Lift the chicken from the soup and shred finely using a couple of forks. Return to the soup with the lemon zest and juice, sugar, and season to taste. Ladle into bowls with a dollop of yogurt and the coriander leaves, and serve with toast, spread with hummus and drizzled with oil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium