{"id":279565,"date":"2013-05-22T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/harira"},"modified":"2013-05-22T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T09:02:00","slug":"harira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/en\/harira\/","title":{"rendered":"Harira"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThis is the Harira, this incredible Moroccan soup with chickpeas, meat, tomatoes, parsley and coriander. There’s nothing complicated about it, you just need to put all the ingredients together. But with dates and some honey cakes, it’s truly ecstatic! The temperatures are not yet perfect, so it’s time to enjoy warming up with this exquisite dish. Thanks again to Kenza and Touria for teaching me how to prepare harira the right way! And thank you Touria for this pretty little marrakchi bowl that I had cracked on!<\/div>\n

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\n-170g of flour<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
\n-3 large tablespoons of tomato paste<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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\nPut the beef and onions, cut into small pieces, in a large casserole dish. <\/i><\/div>\n


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\nSpices: coloring (optional) turmeric, ginger and pepper. <\/i><\/div>\n


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\nPut them in a pan of cold water and put it on moderate heat.<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nWhen the water boils, let cook for 5 minutes.<\/i>
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\nAdd the tomato to the casserole. In the picture, the pot was too small, because we add more water afterwards. I had to change to a bigger one. You might as well anticipate right away!<\/i><\/div>\n


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\nClose the pot and cook for 25 minutes under pressure. <\/i><\/div>\n
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\nThe soup already smells great, but it’s not over yet!<\/i><\/div>\n


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\nMix the tomato paste with a little water and add it. <\/i><\/div>\n


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\nPut the flour with the remaining 500ml of water and mix well.<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nReturn to a boil, uncovered, for about 30 minutes, making sure the bottom does not stick. <\/i><\/div>\n
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\nThis time it’s ready! You should not mix the harira too much with a metal spoon, rather with a wooden one and only when necessary. We risk “slicing” the soup and taking away all its velvety texture!<\/i><\/div>\n


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\nHere is Kenza who stayed to teach me all these wonders with Touria! <\/i><\/div>\n
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\nAll that’s left to do is to taste it.<\/i><\/div>\n
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\nTo taste the harira in the rules of art, it will be necessary to drink it with dates and some “mkharkas”. The sweet and salty mix is sensational! <\/i>
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