Chicken chorba frik

Chicken frik chorba

Chicken chorba frik is an Algerian noodle soup that is typically made with lamb or beef, vegetables, and a variety of spices. It is a hearty and filling soup that is perfect for a winter day. Stay tuned to know exactly how to make it at home.

Should I fry chicken or not?

Actually, there are many ways to cook chicken when you want to add it with chorba. You can fry the chicken in a pan for a couple of minutes and then add it and there is no problem with this way. However, if you want the professional way it's better to cook it with the soup. This method will allow the chicken to spread all its flavor along the soup. But as I said you can use the way you love.

How do you make frik at home?

You can take the easy way and buy the frik from the supermarket and use it like normal. However, if you want to make the whole process and make it by yourself follow these steps.

First, if you have a farm or a way to get spikes you have to dry them. Otherwise, you can buy wheat directly.

Second, After you dry the spikes. clean them from their peels.

Third, After peeling the spikes. wash the wheat well then let it dry well. Usually, the process takes days.

Fourth, grind the wheat not too much like the flour but medium. The size is about 1 millimeter for each grain.

How do you make chicken chorba frik?

Ingredients

  • Frik
  • Chicken
  • Chickpeas
  • Tomato
  • Potato
  • Carrot
  • Zucchini
  • Garlic
  • Onion
  • Tomato paste
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Red ground pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • green pepper
  • Lemon
  • Parsley
  • Ras Hanout

Directions

  • First, let's prepare the ingredients. Mince 2 onion heads. Peel 2 two tomatoes and blend them in the mixture. Prepare the chicken and about the chicken you can use breast or legs whatever you want but you have to cut it into pieces.
  • Second, bring a pot, and add olive oil. Cut 1 zucchini, 2 carrots, and 1 potato to pieces and not too small. Add them to the pot to fry a little. Stir for 5 minutes then add about 2 liters of water to the pot.
  • Third, in a pressure cooker, on low heat, add olive oil and then the minced onion and the chicken pieces. Stir well for a couple of minutes until the onion becomes brown.
  • Add the mixture of tomato, Two tablespoons tomato paste, 1 stick of cinnamon, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon Ras Hanout, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1 tablespoon red ground pepper. Stir for 3 minutes.
  • Next, Add 1 liter of boiling water and increase the heat a little. Stir for 3 minutes. Add 2 liters of boiling water again and chickpeas. Cover the cooker and let it cook for 40 minutes.
  • Now, let's prepare the frik. When you buy frik from stores you have to wash it well before using it. After washing add 2 cups of it to the cooker. Let it cook for 15 minutes.
  • After that, take out the veggies carrot, zucchini, and potato from the pot and put them in the mixture. Add 6 garlic cloves to them then blend them well.
  • Next, add 1 green pepper to the cooker. Add the mixed veggie as well. It's better to add veggies slowly with stirring. After that, let it cook for 7 minutes.
  • Finally, add 3 circles of lemon and 2 tablespoons parsley then turn the heat off. Let it rest for 10 minutes. With this our chorba frik soup is ready. Cheers!!!

See also

Cooking Method ,
Cuisine
Courses ,
Difficulty Intermediate
Time
Prep Time: 30 min Cook Time: 60 min Rest Time: 10 min Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings 8
Best Season Suitable throughout the year
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Frik
  • 200 grams Chicken (use whatever you want)
  • 2 cups Chickpeas
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 Potato
  • 2 Carrots
  • 1 Zucchini
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 2 Heads Onion
  • 2 tablespoons Tomato paste
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Red ground pepper
  • 1 Cinnamon (Stick)
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 cup Parsley
  • 1 tablespoon Ras Hanout
Instructions

  1. First, let’s prepare the ingredients. onion, peel tomatoes, and blend them in the mixture. Prepare the chicken.

  2. Second, bring a pot, and add olive oil. Cut zucchini, carrots, and potato into pieces and not too small. Add them to the pot to fry a little. Stir for 5 minutes then add about 2 liters of water to the pot.

  3. Third, in a pressure cooker, on low heat, add olive oil and then the minced onion and the chicken pieces. Stir well for a couple of minutes until the onion becomes brown.

  4. Add the mixture of tomato, tomato paste, cinnamon, salt, Ras Hanout, black pepper, and red ground pepper. Stir for 3 minutes.

  5. Next, Add 1 liter of boiling water and increase the heat a little. Stir for 3 minutes. Add 2 liters of boiling water again and chickpeas. Cover the cooker and let it cook for 40 minutes.

  6. Now, let’s prepare the frik. When you buy frik from stores you have to wash it well before using it. After washing add 2 cups of it to the cooker. Let it cook for 15 minutes.

  7. After that, take out the veggies carrot, zucchini, and potato from the pot and put them in the mixture. Add garlic to them then blend them well.

  8. Next, add green pepper to the cooker. Add the mixed veggie as well. It’s better to add veggies slowly with stirring. After that, let it cook for 7 minutes.

  9. Finally, add 3 circles of lemon and parsley then turn the heat off. Let it rest for 10 minutes. With this our chorba frik soup is ready. Cheers!!!

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