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 tsp paprika
- 1/3 cup cilantro (finely chopped fresh )
- 1 tsp 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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