Freekeh Soup

Name: Freekeh Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 1 cup freekeh, rinsed; 500g chicken, bone-in; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp cinnamon; Lemon wedges, for serving

شوربة الفريكة/SHOR-bah al-free-KEH/

About this dish

A comforting soup made from roasted green wheat and chicken broth.

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Ingredients

🌾1 cup freekeh, rinsed

🍗500g chicken, bone-in

🧅1 onion, chopped

🌰1 tsp cinnamon

🍋Lemon wedges, for serving

Method

Serves 4

Simmer the chicken with onion and cinnamon until cooked through, then shred and reserve the broth.

Add freekeh to the broth and simmer until tender, about 25-30 minutes.

Return the shredded chicken to the pot.

Season with salt and pepper.

Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Freekeh soup is a traditional Syrian dish, using the same smoky roasted green wheat found in freekeh pilaf, prepared here as a lighter soup.

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