Name: Chicken Soup with Orzo & Preserved Lemon
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; ½ tsp. ground cumin; 2 cloves garlic, mashed into a paste; 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped; ½ tsp. ground coriander; 8 cups chicken stock; 1 bay leaf; 2 sticks cinnamon; 1 1½″ piece ginger, peeled and mashed into a paste; ½ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½″ pieces; ¾ cup orzo pasta; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Rind of 1 preserved lemon, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Soups and Stews

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

Bold North African seasonings infuse this easy-to-make chicken and pasta soup. A mix of warm spices, garlic paste, and ginger paste is cooked with caramelized onions, releasing a potent fragrance. Preserved lemon rind is stirred in just before serving so its salty sweetness is not lost.

Ingredients

3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
½ tsp.

Method

Heat oil in a 6-qt. saucepan over medium-high. Add onion and cook until caramelized, 20 minutes. Stir in coriander, cumin, garlic and ginger pastes, cinnamon, and bay leaf and cook until fragrant, 1–2 minutes. Add stock and bring to a boil. Add orzo and cook for 4 minutes. Add chicken and cook until pasta and chicken are cooked through, 3–4 minutes more. Stir in parsley, preserved lemon, salt,

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