Frozen Minced Molokhia Recipe
Chicken Molokhia soup is a a traditional Egyptian soup. Try this green soup made up from minced Molokhia and chicken broth.
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Ingredients
Chicken Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken quarter
- 4 cups water
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion sliced
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 cardamom pods
- 6 whole black pepper
- 1 Maggi cube
Molokhia Ingredients
- ¼ cup oil
- 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley or cilantro, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
- 400 grams frozen minced molokhia 1 bag of minced jute
Instructions
Chicken Instructions
- Bring 5 cups of water to boil, add the chicken along with the spices, garlic cloves and onion slices. Cook for 40 minutes until the chicken is tender and no longer pink.
- Remove chicken, debone it and set it aside. Next, Sift the chicken broth and set it aside.
Molokhia Instructions
- Heat the oil in the same pot we cooked the chicken. Add garlic, onions, and parsley. Sauté for one minute.
- Add chicken to the mixture along with seven spices, salt, and black pepper. Cook for 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Add frozen molokhia to the mixture, pour the chicken broth on top of the molokhia and cook on medium heat covered for 15 minutes.
- Serve it with pita bread or vermicelli rice.
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Nutrition: Please note that the nutrition label provided is an estimate only.
Serving: 1servingCalories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 18gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 316mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 399IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg