Ingredients

400 g (14oz) lean meat, minced

½ cup chopped parsley

½ cup broken vermicelli

½ kg (16 oz) soft red tomatoes, washed and squeezed

1 tspn salt

½ tspn ground allspice

2 tbls butter

4 cups water

Method

Mix meat with half the amount of salt and allspice.

Divide into small balls.

Fry meat with shortening over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Add water, tomato juice, salt and allspice to meat and cook for 30 minutes or till tender.

When it boils, add vermicelli, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add parsley and simmer for 1 minute.

Cooks Comments

A well known soup in the Arab world.