Traditional Shorba

This is the basic Egyptian soup. A traditional Egyptian meal consists of lamb, beef, or chicken, soup, rice, and a vegetable. This is the base soup for almost every Egyptian recipe. A Ramadan winner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 325 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 pods cardamom
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 large whole onion
• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, rinsed and patted dry
• 2 pieces mistika

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook chicken in boiling water, skimming any fat, until partially cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Stir tomato puree, whole onion, bay leaves, cardamom pods, mistika, salt, and pepper into the pot. Cook until chicken is cooked through and tender, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).