Soup

Tashreeb (bread soaked in lamb broth)

Name: Tashreeb (bread soaked in lamb broth)
Total time: 100 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 600 g Lamb; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 2 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 1/2 tsp Cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1.5 L Stock; 4 thick slices Bread

Preparation time: 1 h 40
Servings: Serves 4

Ingredients

Serves 4

Lamb — to buy600 g
Olive oil — to buy2 tbsp
Onion — to buy2
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Tomato paste — to buy2 tbsp
Cinnamon — to buy1/2 tsp
Turmeric — to buy1/2 tsp
Stock — to buy1.5 L
Bread — to buy4 thick slices

Preparation

Brown the lamb pieces in oil with the onion, 6 minutes until well coloured.
Add the garlic, tomato paste, cinnamon and turmeric, stir then cover with broth.
Bring to a boil, skim, then simmer covered 1 hour 15 minutes, until the lamb is tender and falls apart with a fork.
Cut the stale bread into pieces, arrange them at the bottom of deep plates.
Pour the hot broth and lamb pieces over, so the bread soaks it up generously, and serve at once.