Yemenite Soup Recipe
Perfect for Shabbat Dinner


yemenite soup

Victor and Mayrav Chayon, Kesher participants living in Ashkelon

“This recipe was carried down from my wife’s great-grandmother. This Yemenite soup symbolizes Friday Shabbat dinner at the Chayon house. This soup means family, togetherness and noisy Shabbat dinners. It’s also our “go-to” soup when someone has a cold or a bad mood – as it’s filled with love. This magic soup fixes everything!”

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken quarters cut in two
  • 5 potatoes peeled and halved
  • 5 carrots peeled and halved
  • 1 onion
  • 4 tablespoons Hawaii soup blend (incl. mixed spices: cumin, turmeric, coriander, black pepper and cardamom)
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoon chicken soup powder
  • Salt (as needed)

Instructions:

1. Clean and place chicken parts in big soup pot

2. Fill with tap water 4/5 to the top

3. Bring to a boil and skim any fat from the top of the soup

4. Lower flame to simmer

5. Add vegetables and spices

6. Simmer for another 2 – 3 hours on low flame (taste and adjust salt & pepper as needed)

7. Serve with soup nuts or matzah balls or Yemenite sauce (chilbeh)

8. B’Teavon (bon appétit)!


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