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ChefFatima Jammoul
Wheat Harissa with Chicken
Wheat harissa (harisa) is very nourishing and delicious when cooked properly—mash the wheat grains while cooking. It goes well with chicken or meat.
Wheat harissa with chicken... a very nutritious dish and delicious when prepared the traditional way.
Ingredients
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- 500 g hulled wheat
- Chicken (for boiling)
- Lemon peel and salt for poaching the chicken
- 350 g butter
- Salt to taste
- To make yellow rice with chicken see: Yellow rice with chicken
Method
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- Wash the wheat well then soak it overnight
- The next day, wash the wheat again and set it aside
- Wash the chicken then boil it with lemon peel and salt only, because strong spices change the harissa's flavor, so we do not use them
- When the chicken is cooked, lift it out of its broth and set it aside, then boil the hulled wheat in that broth
- Mash the wheat grains continuously during cooking using two spoons... place the grains between the spoons and press... repeat until fully cooked
- When the wheat is very well cooked add the boiled, de-boned chicken
- Melt the butter in a pan then add it over the harissa pot... add salt to taste and stir for just five minutes
- Serve the wheat harissa with chicken hot
- To make yellow rice with chicken see the method at this link: Yellow Rice with Chicken
Recipe tags
MainsGulfGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Yellow rice with chicken
