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Classic Cypriot Trahana Soup Recipe With Greek Variations

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner, Soup
Calories: 315
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Core:
  • 1 cup Sour Trahana Grains
  • 6 cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock
  • 1-2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1/2 medium Onion chopped,
  • 1-2 Tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano
  • Salt and Pepper to taste.
Optional Toppings:
  • 1 cup Halloumi cubed,
  • or 1/4 cup Feta crumbled.

Method
 

Soak Trahana:
  1. Cover trahana with 1 cup of cold stock for 15-20 mins.
Sauté:
  1. Heat oil, then sauté onion until soft (5 mins). Now, stir in tomato paste and oregano (1 min).
Simmer:
  1. Add remaining 5 cups of stock and bring to a boil.
Cook:
  1. Add the soaked trahana and reduce heat. Then, simmer for 20-30 mins, stirring frequently until creamy. Finally, add halloumi in the last 10 mins if using.
Serve:
  1. Season and garnish with olive oil/feta, and serve hot.

Notes

For a thinner soup, add more hot broth/water.
For the Sweet trahana soup recipe, swap sour trahana for sweet trahana and use water instead of stock, adding a little milk/sugar to taste.