Yemenite Bean Soup Recipes

YEMENITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cut meat into very small bite-sized pieces.
• Sear meat in frying pan.
• Add all ingredients together in a large soup pot and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for several hours until everything is tender.
• Salt and add chicken consomme powder to taste.

YEMENITE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Hawaii spice mix: Toast cloves, coriander, black peppercorns, cumin, caraway, cardamom pods, and celery seed in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Shake occasionally to prevent burning. Remove from heat, then set aside in a bowl to cool completely.
• Grind spices finely, adding in turmeric, cinnamon, and salt. Sift through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. If not using right away, store the blend in a tightly sealed container for up to one month. Makes ½ cup.
• Chicken soup: Roughly chop onion, celery, garlic, and carrots. In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, sauté vegetables in oil until soft and onions are translucent, 8-10 minutes. Add Hawaii spice mix and stir to combine.
• Add stock to the vegetables. Roughly chop parsley and cilantro (including stems) and add to the pot. Bring soup to a gentle simmer. Meanwhile, season chicken with salt on both sides and add to the pot. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add diced potatoes and cook another 15 minutes, until chicken pulls from the bone and potatoes are tender.
• Assembly: Place a piece of chicken into a bowl. Ladle vegetables around the chicken, followed by a ladle of broth. Garnish with fresh cilantro and a drizzle of tahini. Serve hot.

YEMENITE BEEF SOUP RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Make Hawaij: Add turmeric, cumin and pepper to a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake to thoroughly combine. (Hawaij will keep in pantry up to 3 months.) In a large bowl, combine short ribs, 2 tablespoons schmaltz, 2 tablespoons hawaij and salt, mixing well to evenly coat meat. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with parchment paper. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. Heat remaining schmaltz in a lidded large pot over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Cook short ribs, turning occasionally, until browned all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate and set aside. Decrease heat to medium-low and add onions, garlic and 2 tablespoons hawaij. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions have softened but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes more. Add reserved short ribs, chicken stock and cilantro and parsley sprigs. Bring to a simmer, then cook, covered, 2 hours. Add potatoes and continue cooking until they are tender, about 20 minutes. Serve soup in bowls, topped with cilantro and parsley leaves. Serve lachuch with the soup, if you like.

YEMENITE BEEF AND CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, place water, beef and marrow bones and bring to boil.
• Lower heat and add garlic, onions, parsley and dill.
• Cut a cross in the tomato (do not cut all the way through) and add to pot.
• Cover pot and simmer 20 minutes.
• Add the chicken and bring to boil.
• Add carrots (peeled but whole), celery, curry and cumin.
• Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes until cooked.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• In the morning, skim the layer of fat off the top. Fish out the chicken, remove the skin and bones, cut chicken into pieces and return chicken pieces to pot.
• Add zucchini, potatoes, hawaij and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered 10 minutes.
• Add lemon juice. Remove marrow. Garnish with cilantro.
• Good served with z'chug (Yemenite chili pepper paste) and hilbe (Yemenite fenugreek paste) to taste.

YEMENITE HIGH HOLY DAY SOUP

Steps:

• Child: Store the celery, zucchini, carrots, tomato, and potatoes in separate covered containers in the refrigerator until you need them the next day. The potatoes must be in cold water or they will turn a terrible gray color.
• Adult with Child: Place the beef and chicken in a large kettle with enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, until a froth forms. Remove the meat and bones and discard the water. Clean the kettle.
• Child: Put the beef and bones back in the kettle and cover with fresh water. Bring to a boil again. Lower the heat and add the unpeeled garlic cloves (by being left in their skins, they won't soften in cooking). Add the onions, turnip, and leeks or green onions. Cook, covered, about 1 1/2 hours, or until the meat seems fairly tender.
• Adult: Remove the marrow bones, add the chicken, cover, and simmer another 20 minutes. Let cool and refrigerate overnight.
• Child: Bring the soup to a boil. Add the celery, zucchini, carrots, tomato, and potatoes. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer another 20 minutes. Just before serving, add the parsley or coriander, salt, and hawayij, and cook, covered, for a few minutes.
• Adult: Remove the garlic cloves. Adjust the seasonings.
• Eat by dipping bread into the soup, scooping up the meat and vegetables and/or the sauce.

HAWAIJ VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the squash and potatoes to the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the tomato, celery, carrots, and garbanzo beans with their liquid; cook for 5 minutes.
• Pour in the water and bring the soup to a boil, stirring occasionally. Stir in the hawaij and vegetable bouillon powder. Reduce heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender about 15 minutes. Season to taste.