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Egyptian Soup

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Egyptian Soup

Egyptian Soup

Recipe and photo from Foods From Africa blog: https://foodsfromafrica.com/egyptian-recipe-molokhia

Ingredients

  • 4 1/4 cups chicken stock preferably home made
  • 28 ounces molokhai (jute mallow, Egyptian spinach, etc.) leaves
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 6 garlic cloves, crushed into paste
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. In a large pan, place the chicken stock and set the heat to medium/high to bring the chicken stock to boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low.
  2. Add the molokhai to the boiling broth.
  3. Allow to simmer uncovered for 15 - 20 minutes.
  4. In a small skillet, heat a tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat. When hot, reduce the heat to low, then add the crushed garlic paste and fry, stirring frequently for 5 - 7 minutes or until the garlic begins to brown. You have to ensure the garlic does not get burnt.
  5. Ladle a large spoonful of the molokhia soup into the skillet containing the fried garlic. Mix thoroughly to ensure all the garlic is in the molokhia mixture on the ladle.
  6. Transfer the contents of the skillet (garlic and spoonful of molokhia) back to the pot. Mix well to ensure the garlic infuses the whole pot of molokhia.
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