Shorbat Hab (Cracked Wheat Soup with Meat)
Cracked wheat soup with meat, a fixture on every Saudi Ramadan table.
- ⏱Time1 hr 30 min
- 📊DifficultyEasy
- 👥Serves6 people
- 🔥Per serving270 kcal
Ingredients for 6 people
- Jareesh (cracked wheat)1 cup cracked wheat, soaked
- Meat300 g, in small cubes
- Onion1 medium onion, chopped
- Tomato2 medium tomatoes, grated
- Tomato paste1 tbsp
- Kabsa spice mix1 tsp
- Black pepper1/2 tsp
- Vegetable oil2 tbsp
- Saltto taste
- Water8 cups
Optional extras
- Stock cube1 cube
- Cilantrofor garnish
- Lemonfor serving
- Cardamom3 pods
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 270
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 13 g
Approximate values; they vary with the exact ingredients you use.
Method
Soak the cup of cracked wheat in water for 1 hour, then rinse and drain.
Chop the onion, grate the tomatoes and cut the 300 g meat into small cubes.
Heat the 2 tbsp oil in a pot over medium heat and cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft and pale golden.
Add the meat and stir over high heat for 5 minutes until it changes colour.
Add the tomatoes, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp kabsa spice and 1/2 tsp black pepper (and the cardamom if using) and stir for 2 minutes.
Add the drained wheat, the 8 cups of water and salt (and the stock cube if using), bring to a boil over high heat and skim off the scum.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring now and then, until the wheat is soft, the meat is tender and the soup thickens.
Taste and adjust the salt; if it gets too thick, add a little hot water.
Ladle into bowls hot, garnish with coriander and serve with lemon if using.
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