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Khach (khash)

Khach is a thick soup of beef trotters and tripe, simmered for a long time until the gelatine coats the broth. It is eaten early on winter mornings, with flatbread and condiments, as popular comfort food in Iraq.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Condiments

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Rinse the trotters and tripe in cold water, then blanch them for 10 minutes in a large pan of boiling water. Drain and rinse again.
  2. In a large casserole, fry the sliced onions in a little oil until golden, about 8 minutes.
  3. Add the crushed garlic, grated tomato, turmeric, cumin and pepper, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
  4. Put the trotters and tripe into the casserole, cover with water to the same level, add the salt and vinegar, then bring to the boil.
  5. Skim the surface, turn the heat down to the lowest setting, cover and let it simmer for about 4 hours, until the meat comes away from the bones.
  6. Remove the bones from the trotters, then skim the fat from the broth. It should be thick and slightly gelled.
  7. Adjust the seasoning with lemon juice and salt, then serve piping hot with the spring onions, parsley and flatbread.

Variations and tips

Quick version. Without trotters, use just 1 kg of tripe and reduce cooking to 1 h 30: the texture will be less gelatinous.

Using what you can find. If tripe is unavailable, replace it with beef shank cut into chunks, and add an extra 1 tsp of salt.

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