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Chorba

Chorba is a spicy meat and vegetable soup, typical of the Maghreb. This is my own personal version.

117K 10 4.5

Last modified on: May 4^th 2012

Keywords for this recipe:Soup Algeria Maghreb Tomato Vegetables Meat Spice

For 6 people, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 2 cloves garlic
3 3 carrots
4 2 turnips
5 300 g cauliflower
6 200 g chicken breast
7 5 tablespoons olive oil
8 30 g spices for couscous
9 70 g tomato paste
10 1 litre 500 ml water
11 150 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
12 150 g vermicelli
13 fresh coriander (cilantro)
14 1 lemon
15 salt
16 pepper
Total weight: 3,470 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
57 min.	1 hour 11 min.	2 hours 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 onion and chop, leave 2 cloves garlic "en chemise".

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare and grate 3 carrots.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Peel and wash 2 turnips, then grate.

Stage 4 - 15 min.

Wash 300 g cauliflower and only keep the small florets.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Cut 200 g chicken breast into small dice.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Heat 5 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan and add the chopped onion and garlic clove, salt and pepper.

Cook without colouring.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Add the carrots, turnip and cauliflower. Mix well.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the chicken and 30 g spices for couscous*. Mix well.

(* see below).

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Cook like this (dry) for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

Stage 10 - 1 hour

Pour in 1 litre 500 ml water, add 70 g tomato paste and mix well.

Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and leave to simmer uncovered for about an hour.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

After this, remove the garlic clove and discard, then add 150 g tinned (canned) chickpeas...

Stage 12 - 5 min.

...and 150 g vermicelli.

Leave to cook for a further 5 minutes (check the cooking time of the pasta on the paquet).

Check seasoning.

Stage 13

Serve piping hot with a generous squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of chopped fresh coriander.

Remarks

As with any "regional" recipe, please remember that this is only ONE chorba recipe and not THE chorba recipe.

The proportions are for guidance, so do vary them to your own taste.

The diced chicken can be either raw or cooked (as in the photos) and this is a good way to use up leftovers.

If you can't find a ready-made mix of couscous spices, you can make your own from: cumin, coriander (ground), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and turmeric. Paprika, cloves and caraway are also sometimes used.

And to drink?

An Algerian red wine, one from the Medea region, for example, or any other full-bodied red.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge in a covered container.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,201 Kcal or 9,215 Kj	89 gr	247 gr	95 gr
110 %	34 %	23 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
63 Kcal or 264 Kj	3 gr	7 gr	3 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
367 Kcal or 1,537 Kj	15 gr	41 gr	16 gr
18 %	6 %	4 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 8.68 €
Per person : 1.45 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese tart, Naan, Vietnamese prawns, Quick orange marmalade, Blackcurrant liqueur, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Cauliflower tabouleh, Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted cauliflower, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm chicken salad, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Chicken pie, Coq au vin, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, ... All
	Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chickpea salad, Mixed vegetable curry, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Hummus, ... All

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