Yemenite Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Hawaii spice mix: Toast cloves, coriander, black peppercorns, cumin, caraway, cardamom pods, and celery seed in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Shake occasionally to prevent burning. Remove from heat, then set aside in a bowl to cool completely.
• Grind spices finely, adding in turmeric, cinnamon, and salt. Sift through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. If not using right away, store the blend in a tightly sealed container for up to one month. Makes ½ cup.
• Chicken soup: Roughly chop onion, celery, garlic, and carrots. In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, sauté vegetables in oil until soft and onions are translucent, 8-10 minutes. Add Hawaii spice mix and stir to combine.
• Add stock to the vegetables. Roughly chop parsley and cilantro (including stems) and add to the pot. Bring soup to a gentle simmer. Meanwhile, season chicken with salt on both sides and add to the pot. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add diced potatoes and cook another 15 minutes, until chicken pulls from the bone and potatoes are tender.
• Assembly: Place a piece of chicken into a bowl. Ladle vegetables around the chicken, followed by a ladle of broth. Garnish with fresh cilantro and a drizzle of tahini. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Mix cumin, turmeric, and pepper.
• Put beef in a large pot and sprinkle with salt and spice mixture.
• Cook for about 5 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Add onion and tomatoes and enough boiling water to cover meat.
• Bring to a boil and skim foam from surface.
• Cover and cook over low heat for about 2 hours.
• Peel the potatoes and add to the soup, if necessary, add water to cover.
• Cook over low heat until meat and potatoes are tender (about 1 additional hour) Adjust seasoning, remove onion and tomatoes.
• Serve and enjoy!

Steps:

• Child: Store the celery, zucchini, carrots, tomato, and potatoes in separate covered containers in the refrigerator until you need them the next day. The potatoes must be in cold water or they will turn a terrible gray color.
• Adult with Child: Place the beef and chicken in a large kettle with enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, until a froth forms. Remove the meat and bones and discard the water. Clean the kettle.
• Child: Put the beef and bones back in the kettle and cover with fresh water. Bring to a boil again. Lower the heat and add the unpeeled garlic cloves (by being left in their skins, they won't soften in cooking). Add the onions, turnip, and leeks or green onions. Cook, covered, about 1 1/2 hours, or until the meat seems fairly tender.
• Adult: Remove the marrow bones, add the chicken, cover, and simmer another 20 minutes. Let cool and refrigerate overnight.
• Child: Bring the soup to a boil. Add the celery, zucchini, carrots, tomato, and potatoes. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer another 20 minutes. Just before serving, add the parsley or coriander, salt, and hawayij, and cook, covered, for a few minutes.
• Adult: Remove the garlic cloves. Adjust the seasonings.
• Eat by dipping bread into the soup, scooping up the meat and vegetables and/or the sauce.

Steps:

• Fill a large soup pot with water and add preseared and cubed beef, and cook until slightly tender (about 45min). Remove all beef-froth that comes to the top. Start the heat high, but when it comes to a boil, reduce to medium-low.
• In a skillet, sautee the onions.
• When translucent, add the carrots and celery, and continue sauteeing for another 5 minutes.
• Add the onion, carrots, and celery mixture (with whatever little oil you still have in the skillet), and add to soup pot that has the beef cooking.
• Add cubed tomatoes, potatoes, and hawaij.
• Simmer for 30minutes more, partially covered, until all ingredients are soft.
• Enjoy in a big bowl with warm fresh crusty bread.

Steps:

• Cut meat into very small bite-sized pieces.
• Sear meat in frying pan.
• Add all ingredients together in a large soup pot and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for several hours until everything is tender.
• Salt and add chicken consomme powder to taste.