Harira

also called hareera · harira soup · Moroccan lentil and chickpea soup · Ramadan soup

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The table

Harira: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 lb(450 g; cubed)lamb shoulderbrown 8 minsweat 8 mintoast 1 minsimmer 1 hrcook 5 min, lemon at the table
1 large(chopped)yellow onion
2 ribs(chopped with their leaves)celery
1 tsp(or a pinch of saffron)ground turmeric
1 tspground ginger
14 oz(400 g)canned crushed tomatoes
15 oz(425 g; drained)chickpeas
1/2 cup(100 g)brown lentils
7 cups(1.7 L)chicken stock
1/3 cup(40 g)broken vermicelli
2 tspkosher salt
1/2 cup(chopped)cilantro
12(from 2 lemons)lemon wedges
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.14 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1brown 8 min

2sweat 8 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3toast 1 min

goes in with what step 2 made

4simmer 1 hr

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5cook 5 min, lemon at the table

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
1 hr 22 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
22 minthe rest you can walk away from

13 min of that is counted as needing you only because the step never said otherwise. The recipe itself says 1 hr 45 min.

  1. brown 8 min

    8 minneeds you(read off the step)from the start

  2. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)8 min in

  3. toast 1 min

    1 minneeds you(read off the step)16 min in

  4. simmer 1 hr

    1 hrwalk away(read off the step)17 min in

  5. cook 5 min, lemon at the table

    5 minneeds you(assumed)1 hr 17 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need Dutch oven

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Harira
>> category: Soups
>> tags: lamb, lentils, chickpeas, moroccan, stovetop
>> counters: Shawarma Counter
>> aka: hareera, harira soup, Moroccan lentil and chickpea soup, Ramadan soup
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 45 min
>> step.1: brown 8 min
>> step.2: sweat 8 min
>> step.3: toast 1 min
>> step.4: simmer 1 hr
>> step.5: cook 5 min, lemon at the table

Brown @lamb shoulder{1%lb}(450 g; cubed) in a #Dutch oven{} in its own fat for ~{8%min}.

Sweat @&(~1)lamb{} for ~{8%min} with @yellow onion{1%large}(chopped) and @celery{2%ribs}(chopped with their leaves).

Toast @&(~1)base{} for ~{1%min} with @ground turmeric{1%tsp}(or a pinch of saffron) and @ground ginger{1%tsp}.

Simmer @&(~1)base{} for ~{60%min} with @canned crushed tomatoes{14%oz}(400 g), @chickpeas{15%oz}(425 g; drained), @brown lentils{1/2%cup}(100 g), and @chicken stock{7%cups}(1.7 L).

Cook @&(~1)harira{} for ~{5%min} with @broken vermicelli{1/3%cup}(40 g), @kosher salt{2%tsp}, and @cilantro{1/2%cup}(chopped), and pass @lemon wedges{12}(from 2 lemons) at the table.