Free Recipe for Thermomix · Slow-Simmered Winter Soups
Warm spices, tender lamb and sweet dried apricots, left to simmer away on its own.
This Moroccan lamb soup simmers in the Thermomix for an hour, serves 4, and is dairy free, with cayenne, paprika, cumin and cinnamon doing all the work.
This one is from my very first cookbook, Quick Fix in the Thermomix, and it has stayed in the rotation ever since. It is the opposite of a fifteen minute dinner, and that is the point. You spend ten minutes at the bench, then it looks after itself for an hour while the lamb goes soft and the spices settle in.
The dried apricots are what make it. They melt down into the tomato base and bring a gentle sweetness that stops the spices from being all heat, which is very much the Moroccan way of doing things.
Finish it with fresh mint and toasted slivered almonds. Those two garnishes take it from a good soup to something you would happily serve guests.
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Moroccan Lamb Soup in the Thermomix
Serves 4 · Thermomix or thermo cooker · about 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
* Any of the three stocks works here. If you need the soup to be gluten free, check the label on whichever stock you use.
The Tools
Method
Place onion and garlic in TM bowl, chop for 5 seconds, speed 5.
Add oil, sauté for 4 minutes, 100°C, speed 1.
Add lamb, cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, tomatoes, stock, dried apricots and salt. Cook for 1 hour, 90°C, reverse speed 1. Remove MC and place steamer basket on top to prevent splashes.
To finish
Serve garnished with fresh mint and toasted slivered almonds. Do not skip them, the fresh mint against the warm spices is what makes this soup.
Health tip: cumin seeds are a good source of iron by weight, and cumin has a long history of use as a digestive spice.
Heat level: the cayenne gives a gentle warmth rather than real heat. Add more if you like it fiery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which stock should I use?
Lamb, beef or vegetable all work. Use whichever you have on hand, they each suit the spices.
Is this soup gluten free?
Everything else in the recipe is naturally gluten free, so it depends entirely on your stock. Check the label and choose one marked gluten free.
Is it spicy?
Only mildly. Half a teaspoon of cayenne across four serves gives warmth rather than heat, and the dried apricots soften it further. Increase the cayenne if you want more.
Why does it cook for a whole hour?
Diced lamb leg needs time at a gentle 90°C to become properly tender, and the hour also lets the apricots break down into the tomato base. It is hands-off time, so the machine does it while you get on with something else.
Do I have to use the mint and almonds?
They are listed as garnishes, so the soup works without them, but they lift it considerably. The almonds add crunch and the mint adds freshness against the cinnamon and cumin.
Want to get more from your Thermomix?
This soup came from my very first cookbook, and there have been a lot more since. Every recipe tested properly, written for your Thermomix or thermo cooker.
