Ground Beef Harira

Ingredients

• 🍅Tomato Puree300 ml
  
• 🧂Saltto taste
  
• 🧅Onion1, diced
  
• 🧄Garlic3 cloves, minced
  
• 🫙Chickpeas200 g
  
• 🌿Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
  
• 🫙Olive Oil1 tbsp
  
• 🍗Ground Beef450 g
  
• 🫙Lentils150 g
  
• 🫙Stock or Broth1 litre
  
• 🌾Vermicelli80 g
  
• 🌶️Ras el Hanout1/2 tsp
  

Instructions

1. 1

   Sweat the onion in the Olive Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Add the garlic and ras el hanout and cook for 30 seconds more.

3. 3

   Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the ground beef.

4. 4

   Simmer gently until the ground beef is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

5. 5

   Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.