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Tomato Soup with Rice
Shorbat Tamata bit-Timman
Preparation info
- Makes
4 to 6
servings - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 2019
Before the arrival of the tomato in the region in the eighteenth century, this soup was made white, as described in al-Baghdadi’s thirteenth-century recipe Shorba (Arberry). Try this modern version. It is smooth and comforting.
Ingredients
1 lb 450 g 1
Method
- Trim fat off meat or chicken, put it in a medium pot, and cover with cold water by about 5in/13cm. Bring to a quick boil, skimming as needed. Lower heat to medium and let boil gently until meat is cooked, about 45 minutes, less for chicken. Fit a sieve over a bowl and pour meat broth through to strain it. Set aside.
- In a heavy medium pot, sauté onion in oil until