DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Chorba Frik
Also known as: شربة فريك, Chorba au frik
Algerian lamb and green-wheat soup with tomato, chickpeas and herbs.
About Chorba Frik
Vera Abitbol’s chorba frik follows an Algerian lamb-and-green-wheat soup, reviewed by Algerian cuisine specialist Assia Benabbes. This selected version combines frik with chickpeas, tomatoes and celery.
Fresh coriander and dried mint bring an herbal character. Cinnamon, ground coriander, ginger and paprika season the lamb broth, with tomato paste adding concentration.
The cracked wheat gives the soup body around pieces of meat and chickpeas. Fresh coriander finishes the mixture; a publisher comment identifies homemade kesra as an optional serving partner.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Celery, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chorba Frik
Vera Abitbol’s Algerian lamb chorba frik.
- LambProtein
- Fresh onionsAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Fresh coriander leavesAromatic
- Celery stalk and leavesAromatic
- TomatoesBase
- ChickpeasBase
- PaprikaSeasoning
- CinnamonSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- Ground gingerSeasoning
- Dried mintAromatic
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- Bay leafAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Frik (cracked green wheat)Base
- Olive oilCooking medium
- WaterLiquid
- KesraAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lamb: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source oignons frais; broader spring-onion candidate, exact local size/variety unspecified.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh coriander leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Two method allocations consolidated.
- Celery stalk and leaves: Celery. Broader celery identity includes source stalk and leaves.
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chickpeas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Pre-soaked source form; soaking medium not explicitly supplied.
- Paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Paprika selected from source paprika and/or hot-pepper option; hot chilli excluded.
- Cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader ginger link; ground form retained.
- Dried mint: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bay leaf: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Type/colour unspecified.
- Frik (cracked green wheat): Wheat (gluten)
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit main liquid and conditional hot-water adjustment; no inferred soaking medium.
- Kesra (optional): Wheat (gluten). Publisher Mike Benayoun comment June11,2016 states Vera ate it with homemade kesra. Optional named serving bread; standard Algerian semolina bread supports wheat, full formula unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Algerian Cuisine
- Algerian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Tunisian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.