Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, peeled and sliced thinly
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Aleppo pepper
- 2 stalks celery, diced finely
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 head garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 1? long cinnamon stick
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 1 whole chicken, rinsed and trimmed of excess fat
- 2 quarts of chicken broth or stock
- 1 quart vegetable broth or stock
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste or sauce
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and sliced carrots
- 1/4 cup peeled and sliced parsnips
- 1 cup peeled and diced turnips
- 1 15 ounce can chickpeas drained with any loose skins removed
- 1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes (optional)
- 1/2 cup orzo pasta, cooked, drained and oiled to keep from sticking.
- 1 recipe matzo balls (instructions given in the post above)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallion tops
Description
This Comes Of My Search For A Really Good And Complex Chicken Soup Of A Sephardic ( Spanish Jewish)nature. This Is Complicated And Takes Some Effort But I Think The End Result Is Good.
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