Chorba Frik-Style Chicken and Freekeh Soup with Vegetables
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Ingredients
- 400 g chicken thigh fillets, diced
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 120 g freekeh
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 800 ml chicken stock
- 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 321 kcal
- Protein
- 26.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 28.9 g
- of which sugars
- 8.3 g
- Fat
- 9.3 g
- of which saturates
- 1.8 g
- Fibre
- 7.2 g
- Salt
- 1.83 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion, carrots and celery for 7 minutes until softened.
- 2
Add the garlic and ground coriander and cook for 1 minute, then add the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until sealed.
- 3
Pour in the chopped tomatoes and chicken stock, add the freekeh, cover and simmer for 25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining and the freekeh is tender.
- 4
Check the seasoning, scatter with the fresh coriander and serve hot.
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