Marak Kubbeh Adom, a Taste of Iraqi-Jewish Tradition

Ingredients

• Beet Soup:
• Olive oil
• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 beets, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 tablespoons (about 100 grams) tomato puree
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Marak Kubbeh Adom:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon ras al hanout
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
• 4 cups coarse wheat semolina
• 2 cups water