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Recipe·~20 min·nut-free

Tunisian Lamb Soup

A lamb dish from the Tunisian kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 500g Lamb Mince
  • 2 cloves minced Garlic
  • 1 Onion
  • 300g Spinach
  • 3 tbs Tomato Puree
  • 1 tbs Cumin
  • 1 Litre Chicken Stock
  • 3 tsp Harissa Spice
  • 400g Chickpeas
  • 1/2 Lemon Juice
  • 150g Macaroni
  • Pinch Salt
  • Pinch Pepper

Method

  1. Add the lamb to a casserole and cook over high heat. When browned, remove from the heat and set aside. Keep a tablespoon of fat in the casserole and discard the rest. Reduce to medium heat then add the garlic, onion and spinach and cook until the onion is translucent and the spinach wilted or about 5 minutes. Return the lamb to the casserole with the onion-spinach mixture, add the tomato puree, cumin, harissa, chicken, chickpeas, lemon juice, salt and pepper in the pan. Simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. Add the pasta and cook for 15 minutes or until pasta is cooked.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52972), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1qgTQmLRe4.

Original source noted by the contributor: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/16694/tunisian-lamb-soup.aspx.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
560kcal
Calories
35g
Protein
48g
Carbs
26g
Fat
8.0 g
Fiber
5.0 g
Sugar
900 mg
Sodium
Iron33%
Calcium8%
Vitamin D1%
Vitamin C20%
Vitamin B12104%
Potassium19%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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