29 shorba libyan Recipes

carrots (cut horizontally, aka into smaller circles), cumin, olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh garlic, lemon juice

chickpeas (1/2 kg), bay leaves, hard boiled egg yolks, chopped and sieved, olive oil, red wine vinegar, onions, finely chopped, garlic cloves, chopped finely, parsley, chopped, capers, salt , as required

extra virgin olive oil, chopped onions, boneless lamb shoulder or 1/2 lb dark chicken meat, finely chopped, ripe tomatoes, diced, tomato paste, sweet paprika, cayenne pepper (to taste) or 1/2 tsp harissa (to taste), saffron thread, salt & freshly ground black pepper, orzo pasta or 1/2 cup fine pearl barley or 1/2 cup couscous, cooked chickpeas, drained (canned are fine), chopped cilantro leaf, chopped flat leaf parsley, dried mint

chicken drumsticks, skinless (or other bone-in cuts ), brown onion, finely diced, canned chick-peas, rinsed & drained, water, cinnamon sticks, lemon , juice of, egg yolk, beaten, fresh parsley, finely chopped, olive oil, basmati rice, salt & pepper

neutral oil, onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, fresh ginger, grated, ground turmeric, mung dal (yellow lentils), water , i used 4 cups broth, chili pepper, see note, butter, ground cumin, salt, lemon juice or 1 tbsp lime juice, chopped fresh cilantro

onion, chopped, garlic clove, chopped, dried red pepper flakes (use less for a milder dish), lamb shoulder, cubes (trimmed of as much fat as possible and cut into small (1/2 inch), fresh tomatoes, skinned, seeded and roughly chopped, turmeric, cumin, five-spice powder, cinnamon, salt, water, garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (chickpeas), dried macaroni (use your favorite soup pasta)

feta or 1/4 lb goat cheese, plain yogurt (more if necessary), lemon , juice of, fresh dill or 1 tbsp fresh fennel, finely chopped, fresh parsley, finely chopped, olive oil, to taste, for garnish, crackers or chips, for serving

butternut squash, water, salt, garlic cloves, olive oil, sweet paprika

olive oil, onion, peeled and finely chopped, stewing lamb, chopped, chickpeas, drained and rinsed, tomato puree, ground coriander, turmeric, chili powder, salt, water, dried mint, lemon juice

olive oil, onions, garlic, neck fillet of lamb, tomato puree, harissa, water, chopped fresh coriander, salt, black pepper, pasta. use rissoni if available , sometimes this will be packaged as puntaletti, orzo, or misko, lemon juice

ground cinnamon, ground cumin, ground coriander, chili flakes, ground allspice

pumpkin, peeled , deseeded, and chopped into 1in cubes, caraway seed, cumin seed, garlic cloves, finely chopped, fresh red chile , deseeded and finely chopped, lemon , juice of, extra virgin olive oil, pita bread, to serve

olive oil, water, lemon , juice of, tomato puree, garlic cloves, finely chopped, salt, ground cumin, ground caraway, paprika (mix hot and sweet ), tuna steaks

sunflower oil, pitted dates, chopped, ground cinnamon, semolina (fine or medium), granulated sugar, baking powder, sunflower oil, water, blanched almonds or whole cloves, for garnish, sugar, water, honey, lemon , juice of, 2 to 3 tbsp

cinnamon sticks, broken into 4 pieces each, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, dried chilies, allspice

lamb, cut into small pieces, oil or 1/4 cup vegetable ghee, onion, tomato paste, tomatoes, lemon, orzo pasta, salt, red pepper, cinnamon, crushed dried mint, parsley

olive oil, lamb shoulder with bones , cut into pieces, onion, diced, garlic, chopped, cinnamon sticks, canned garbanzo beans, drained, whole peeled tomatoes with juice, bulgur (cracked wheat), uncooked, water, salt and pepper to taste, chopped fresh parsley, dried mint

cooking onion, olive oil, whole dried lime , pierced once with a skewer (loomi, not optional! it gives it s distinctive taste to this soup), tomato paste, garlic cloves, crushed, tomato, chopped, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground cumin, fresh cilantro, chopped, carrot, diced, yellow potato, diced, chicken stock (i use my own homemade), red lentil, rice vermicelli, broken up, lemon , a fresh squeeze for each serving (optional but delicious)