Bulgar or Wheat Berry Soup
DESCRIPTION
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups cold water
- 1 cup whole wheat or bulgur berries
- 1 dash salt
- 3 garlic (fresh minced )
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ⅓ cup cilantro (finely chopped fresh )
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Fill pot with water. Add next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook slowly until bulgur is tender. When ready to serve, pour in olive oil.
- Rinse bulgur wheat berries and pour it in pot. Add the remainder or ingredients, except for the olive oil.
- Bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 1 hour. Cook slowly until berries are tender. Add extra water as needed to maintain a soup consistency.
- Serve hot and drizzle with olive oil.
Notes
All these soups are eaten with a flat Arab bread or focaccia bread as a sign of mourning.
The Arabic word “sarra” is a deformation of the Hebrew word Tsarra. I cannot help but wonder if Tsarra, plural tsarrot is not at the root of the English word “sorrow”.
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David says
Reviewed recipe vs. Photo for ingredients. It appears that celery and diced tomatoes are in the photo but not in the recipe. Are there suggested potions for these ingredients that you could provide?
npool32 says
Hi David, the picture shows the addition of some diced tomato and onion I was experimenting with. The recipe is the original from my grandmother.