Soups
Tomato & Rice Soup (Domatesli Pirinç Çorbası)
Ingredients
- 1.75 lt (3 pts) water
- 2 chicken stock cubes *
- (or vegetable stock powder**)
- 2 or 3 bay leaves
- 570 ml (1 pt.) chopped & sieved
- tomatoes
- 1 tsp. tomato purée
- 50 gr. (2 oz.) rice
- (½ small water glass)
- 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
- Salt/pepper to taste
- Chopped parsley, for serving
Method
1
Place water and crumbled stock cubes (or vegetable stock), bay leaves, tomatoes, tomato purée and seasoning in a pan and bring to boil.
2
Add rice and 2 tbsp. chopped parsley and cook for approx. 15-20 minutes until rice is cooked.
3
Leave for about 10 minutes for the rice to swell. Remove bay leaves and serve with more chopped parsley for decoration.
4
* You can use pure chicken stock in this soup but always add
5
1-2 tbsp. lemon juice as well.
6
** Marigold vegetable stock powder can replace the stock cubes
7
Make 1.75 lt (3 pts) stock according to instructions.
