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Soup · Lebanese

Shorbet Djej bi Shaariyeh (Chicken, Vermicelli and Lemon Soup)

40 min Serves 4 ~348 kcal/serving ~£5.80 (£1.45/serving) Dairy-freeKid-friendly

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 400 g chicken thigh fillets
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 0.5 tsp ground allspice
  • 300 g waxy potatoes
  • 100 g vermicelli pasta
  • 2 lemon
  • 15 g fresh flat-leaf parsley

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
348 kcal
Protein
25.7 g
Carbohydrate
38.7 g
of which sugars
6.9 g
Fat
8.8 g
of which saturates
1.8 g
Fibre
6.6 g
Salt
0.28 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the chopped onion and sliced carrots for 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the chicken thigh fillets, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, allspice, 1.5 litres water and 1½ tsp salt. Bring to the boil, skim, then simmer for 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining. Lift out and shred the chicken.

  3. 3

    Add the waxy potatoes, cut into 1cm dice, and simmer for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Break in the vermicelli pasta and simmer for 5-6 minutes until soft. Return the chicken and remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaves.

  5. 5

    Squeeze in the juice of the lemons to taste and serve scattered with chopped parsley.

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