SPINACH, LAMB AND ORZO SOUP
Provided by Anastasia Williams
Categories Soup/Stew Pasta Lunch Lamb Shank Spinach Summer Bon Appétit California
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring water and chicken broth to boil in heavy large saucepan or Dutch oven over high heat. Add lamb shanks, carrot, chopped onion, celery and bay leaf and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until lamb is tender, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Transfer lamb to plate and cool slightly. Remove meat from bone and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Strain cooking liquid and reserve.
- In same pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add sliced onion and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Add reserved cooking liquid, lamb meat and orzo. Cook soup over medium heat until orzo is tender but still firm to bite, about 20 minutes. Add spinach to soup and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Soup can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring soup to simmer before serving.) Ladle soup into bowls. Serve, passing grated Parmesan cheese separately.
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Md Ashik Ahmed
[email protected]This soup is amazing! I've made it several times and it's always a hit. The lamb is so flavorful and the orzo is cooked perfectly. The spinach adds a nice touch of color and freshness. I will definitely be making this again.
kinloss siandwede
[email protected]I made this soup for a party last weekend and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it. The lamb was so tender and the orzo cooked perfectly. The spinach added a nice freshness to the soup. I will definitely be making this again.
Roshani Kumari
[email protected]This soup was easy to make and so delicious! I used ground lamb and it turned out great. The orzo cooked perfectly and the spinach added a nice touch of color and freshness. I will definitely be making this again.
Alfred Thompson
[email protected]I made this soup last week and it was a hit! My husband and I both loved it. The lamb was so flavorful and the orzo was cooked perfectly. The spinach added a nice touch of color and freshness. I will definitely be making this again.
Aja Middletent
[email protected]This soup was delicious! I made it for my family last night and everyone loved it. The lamb was so tender and the orzo cooked perfectly. The spinach added a nice freshness to the soup. I will definitely be making this again.