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MOROCCAN TOMATO AND HARISSA SOUP

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Serves: 4

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Lovely spicy soup that will charm your senses !!

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Ingredients

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  • 90 ml olive oil
  • 450 grams onions (finely chopped - 3 medium onions)
  • 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon harissa paste (level, or to taste)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tins chopped tomatoes (2 x 400g)
  • 2.5 cm fresh root ginger (peeled and chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 litres chicken stock
  • freshly ground pepper (to taste)
  • salt (to taste)
  • 200 ml cream
  • 6 tablespoons fresh coriander (roughly chopped)

Method

  1. Heat the oil and cook the Onion on a low temperature for 5 minutes or until soft but not brown.
  2. Add Garlic and Cumin, cook for 30 seconds then add the Harissa paste and Tomato paste. Cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add Tomatoes, Ginger, Sugar and Stock. Simmer gently for 20 minutes.
  4. Allow the mixture to cool slightly and then blend in a blender until smooth.
  5. Season to taste with Salt and Pepper.
  6. Lightly whip the Cream and fold in the chopped Coriander. Serve soup in bowls and put a Tablespoon of Coriander Cream on top.

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