Moroccan Harira (Bean Soup)
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
10
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Ingredients for - Moroccan Harira (Bean Soup)

1. Beef stock - 6 cups
2. Dry lentils - 1 cup
3. Olive oil, or to taste - 1 tablespoon
4. Onion, chopped - 1
5. Cinnamon stick - 1
6. Minced fresh ginger root - 1 teaspoon
7. Ground turmeric - 1 teaspoon
8. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
9. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
10. Garbanzo beans, drained - 1 (15 ounce) can
11. Red kidney beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15 ounce) can
12. Diced tomatoes - 1 (14 ounce) can
13. Cooked quinoa (Optional) - 1 cup
14. Flat-leaf parsley leaves and thinner stems, chopped - 1 bunch
15. Cilantro leaves and thinner stems, chopped - 1 bunch
16. Lemon, or to taste, juiced - 1

How to cook deliciously - Moroccan Harira (Bean Soup)

1. Stage

Stir beef stock and lentils together in a large pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while preparing onion.

2. Stage

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, cinnamon stick, ginger, turmeric, cumin, and black pepper in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; add to stock mixture.

3. Stage

Pour garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, and quinoa into the stock mixture; stir and bring mixture to a boil. Stir parsley and cilantro into the stock mixture; reduce heat to low and cook mixture at a simmer until the lentils are tender, about 45 minutes. Drizzle lemon juice over the soup before serving.