Moroccan Tomato and Harissa Soup
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Heat the oil and cook the Onion on a low temperature for 5 minutes or until soft but not brown. Add Garlic and Cumin, cook for 30 seconds then add the Harissa paste and Tomato paste. Cook for 1 minute. Add Tomatoes, Ginger, Sugar and Stock. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool slightly and then blend in a blender until smooth. Season to taste with Salt and Pepper. Lightly whip the Cream and fold in the chopped Coriander. Serve soup in bowls and put a Tablespoon of Coriander Cream on top.
Heat the oil and cook the Onion on a low temperature for 5 minutes or until soft but not brown. Add Garlic and Cumin, cook for 30 seconds then add the Harissa paste and Tomato paste. Cook for 1 minute. Add Tomatoes, Ginger, Sugar and Stock. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool slightly and then blend in a blender until smooth. Season to taste with Salt and Pepper. Lightly whip the Cream and fold in the chopped Coriander. Serve soup in bowls and put a Tablespoon of Coriander Cream on top.
Introduction
Lovely spicy soup that will charm your senses !!
Lovely spicy soup that will charm your senses !!
Ingredients
Serves: 4
Metric
Cups
- 90 millilitres olive oil
- 450 grams onions (finely chopped - 3 medium onions)
- 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 4 teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon harissa paste (level, or to taste)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes (2 x 400g)
- 2½ centimetres fresh ginger (peeled and chopped)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 litres chicken stock
- freshly ground pepper (to taste)
- salt (to taste)
- 200 millilitres cream
- 6 tablespoons fresh coriander (roughly chopped)
- 3 fluid ounces olive oil
- 15⅞ ounces onions (finely chopped - 3 medium onions)
- 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 4 teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon harissa paste (level, or to taste)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tins diced tomatoes (2 x 400g)
- ⅞ inch fresh gingerroot (peeled and chopped)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 3½ pints chicken broth
- freshly ground pepper (to taste)
- salt (to taste)
- 7 fluid ounces cream
- 6 tablespoons cilantro (roughly chopped)
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