Kawareh (Cow Trotter Soup), via Wikimedia Commons
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Kawareh (Cow Trotter Soup)

Kawareh (Cow Trotter Soup)

Egypt

270Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
10Steps
About

A rich, gelatinous Cairo cow-trotter soup slow-simmered with cardamom and bay until the broth turns silky, a warming winter delicacy prized in old Egyptian eateries and often ladled over fatta.

Equipment
  • Very large pot
  • Slotted spoon
  • Sieve
  • Small frying pan
  • Ladle
Ingredients
Cow or calf trotters (feet), cleaned and cut1.5 kg
Onion2
Garlic6 cloves
Bay leaves3
Cardamom pods6
Whole cloves4
Cinnamon stick1
Black peppercorns1 tsp
Ground cumin1 tsp
Saltto taste
Lemon2
White vinegar3 tbsp
Vegetable oil2 tbsp

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