Shorba — Lamb Soup

Ingredients

• •<font color="#000000">1/2 to 1/3 lb. lamb meat
• •cut into small pieces</font>
• •<font color="#000000">1/4 cup oil or
• •"samn" (vegetable ghee)</font>
• •<font color="#000000">one large onion</font>
• •<font color="#000000">1 table spoon tomato paste</font>
• •<font color="#000000">2 -3 tomatoes</font>
• •<font color="#000000">1 lemon</font>
• •<font color="#000000">1/2 cup orzo, salt, red
• •pepper, Libyan spices (Hararat) or cinnamon</font>

Directions

1. 1Sauté
2. 2the onion with meat
3. 3in oil.
4. 4Add parsley and sauté
5. 5until meet is brown.
6. 6Add chopped tomatoes,
7. 7tomato paste, salt, spices, and stir while
8. 8sizzling.
9. 9Add enough water to cover
10. 10meat, simmer on medium heat until meat is cooked.
11. 11Add more water if needed,
12. 12and bring to a boil.
13. 13Add orzo, simmer until
14. 14cooked.
15. 15Before serving, sprinkle
16. 16crushed dried mint leaves, and squeeze fresh
17. 17lemon juice to taste.