Ingredients
- 1 lamb (boneless lean)
- 1 onion
- 1 potato
- 1 quince
- 1 sour prunes (fresh)
- 1/2 pitted prunes (dried)
- 4 c beef broth
- 5/8 c chick peas (canned)
- 1/4 lb chestnuts
- 3 tb butter
- 3 tb butter over moderate hea the lamb
- 2 tb salt and pepper
- some black pepper
Stir in the clarified butter and allow to melt before serving the soup. Note: 1/4 tsp. ginger or a pinch of powdered saffron dissolved in 2 tb. warm water may be added with the chick-peas, and the soup served sprinkled with 1 ts. crushed dried mint, accompanied by chopped onion and sumakh on the side. In the Caucasus, ground kyurdyuk is normally used instead of the clarified butter, and dried chick-peas* rather than canned ones. The dried chick-peas are soaked for 4-6 hours, drained, & added at the beginning with the broth. Note: Sumakh aka sumac, a spice mixture is to be found in the USA at Mid-Eastern markets.