Freekeh Soup / شوربة الفريكة

Name: Freekeh Soup / شوربة الفريكة
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1.5 a cup of Freekeh; 1 Onion cut into thin slices.; 1.5 liter of chicken or beef stock.; 1 teaspoon of table salt.; 1/2 teaspoon of All spice.; 2 bay leaves.; 3 cardamom pods.; 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (to taste).; 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:40min

Freekeh soup is one of the most delicious Lebanese Soups, Freekeh grains are extracted from the seeds of durum wheat, where they are harvested while green before the ripening stage, then they are roasted and rubbed.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:31:45 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories230.5 kcal (12%)

Total Fat8.5 g (12%)

Carbs29.6 g (11%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium559.5 mg (28%)

Fiber5.5 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ½ cupFreekeh

1Onion

cut into thin slices

1.5 literchicken stock

or beef

1 teaspoontable salt

½ teaspoonAll spice

2bay leaves

3cardamom pods

2 tablespoonslemon juice

to taste

3 tablespoonvegetable oil

Instructions

Step 1

Separate the good Freekeh kernels from the bad ones, then wash them well with water and put them in a colander, then we soak it in water for 2 to 3 hours.

Step 2

Put the chopped onions in the cooking pot with the vegetable oil and sauté until it becomes golden in color.

Step 3

Add the washed Freekeh kernels to the pot and continue stirring for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add the amount of broth with bay leaf and cardamom to the pot and leave it on a high heat with stirring from time to time until it begins to boil.

Step 5

Reduce the heat to the lowest level after boiling, then leave it until it is fully cooked for about 30 minutes.

Step 6

Lift the soup pot from the heat, then add salt, pepper and a little lemon, then stir the soup well and pour it hot in the serving dishes and distribute it on the dining table next to the main course.