Egyptian molokheya green spinach-like soup (recipe)
Egyptian molokheya green spinach-like soup (recipe) | |
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Name | Egyptian molokheya (green spinach-like soup) |
Ingredients | Chicken bouillon cubes • Roasting chicken • Onions • Carrot • Celery • Ground coriander • Whole coriander seed • Tomatoes • Onion • Garlic cloves • Cumin |
Cooktime (in hours) | 2 |
Preptime (in hours) | 0.166666667 |
Totaltime (in hours) | 2.166666667 |
Keto friendliness | Keto friendly |
Calories | 112.2 |
Fat | 7.6 |
Protein | 5.9 |
Carbohydrate | 5.3 |
Fiber | 1.1 |
Net carbohydrates | 4.2 |
Sugar | 2.1 |
Saturated fat | 1.7 |
Cholesterol (mg) | 21.5 |
Sodium | 223.6 |
Servings | 10 |
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Egyptian molokheya green spinach-like soup (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of about 4-5 per serving.
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Recipe instructions
- Fill large stock pot with water, bring to a boil, add add sliced onions, carrot and celery. Add 2 chicken bouillon cubes and whole chicken or hen, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook until chicken tender approximately 1-2 hours.
- Skim fats from water, strain out vegetables, remove chicken and reserve about 4 cups of the broth in pot.
- While broth is simmering on real low, add bag of molokheya and a teaspoon of ground coriander, salt & pepper and a dash of cumin to the broth. (Easy way to get bag into pot: I've found by just snipping top of plastic bag, then holding over hot pot, and sliding the molokheya into the pot, the steam helps it slide out easy) DO NOT COVER.
- Add the chopped tomato and onion into the pot, just a little, as stated, 1 slice tomato, 1 slice onion, both chopped.
- Preparing the \tasha\ (this is what makes the molokheya famous & tasty too): Put 2 tablespoons oil into small frying pan.
- Add crushed garlic, stir until a golden brown, add teaspoon ground coriander and the few smashed coriander seeds, stir until all dry and formed together.
- Drop this into pot of molokheya while hot, you should hear a \tsshhh\ sound, if so you did it- congratulations!
- Continue cooking on low heat for approximately 10 minutes, its ready to serve.
- To serve: Brown the chicken in a pan full of melted butter and serve with white steamed rice with lightly fried vermicelli pieces. (I will post recipe for this simple, yet delicious rice).
- Spoon the molokheya into bowls and let your guests spoon onto rice or dip their warm pita breads into their bowls!
- Sometimes I prepare a red sauce to spoon into each individual bowl, or serve next to the molokheya bowls- its tangy and a good complement to this dish. Just take 3 slices onions, brown in butter, add two tablespoons of tomato paste, salt & pepper, a dash of cumin, add some red chili sauce (shaata) and water, cook for 20 minutes, tastes should be tangy, not too thick, with a bit of tanginess and heat.
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Chicken, Poultry, Meat, Egyptian, African,
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Prep Time in Hours and Mins:2H10M
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