What you will need:
1/2 mug Freekeh, (Freekeh is green durum wheat), ghee (purified butter), 1 large onion, one ripe tomato, salt, black pepper, stock ( I used beef stock), green peas,
Instructions:
- Wash very well until water runs clear, then soak in hot water for an hour
- Melt 1 tbsp of ghee in a pot
- Add 1/2 of a large onion
- Sauté onion in butter until fragrant and light Golden in color
- Drain All the water from the Freekeh and add it to the sautéed onion
- Sauté together for 5 minutes
- Purée one large ripe tomato
- Add puréed tomato to Freekeh
- Mix and add salt
- Add black pepper
- Add 6 cups of stock (I used my homemade beef stock)
- Mix
- Cover and bring to boil
- Lower heat to medium and simmer for half an hour
- Cut up some carrots and add to the soup
- Cook carrots in soup for about 10 minutes
- Add 1 cup green peas
- Cover and simmer soup until veggies are fully cooked
- Enjoy!