Tunisian Lamb Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lbground lamb
• 2 clovegarlic, minced
• 1onion
• 10 1/2 ozspinach
• 3 tbsptomato paste
• 1 tbspground cumin
• 4 cupschicken stock
• 3 tspharissa, paste or spice
• 14 ozchickpeas, canned, drained
• 1/2lemon juice, juice of half a lemon
• 5 ozmacaroni
• salt
• black pepper

Method

1. 1

   Add the ground lamb to a casserole over high heat. Cook until browned, then remove and set aside. Retain 1 tbsp of fat in the pan and discard the rest.

2. 2

   Reduce to medium heat. Add the garlic, onion and spinach and cook for about 5 minutes until the onion is translucent and the spinach wilted.

3. 3

   Return the lamb to the casserole. Add the tomato paste, cumin, harissa, chicken stock, chickpeas, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Add the macaroni and cook for 15 minutes or until the pasta is tender.