Atlas Mountain Soup

Ingredients

• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 1 lemon
• 1 pound tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, sliced
• 4 stalks celery, cut into ½ inch pieces
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¾ cup chopped dried apricots

1. Soak the apricots in water for 2 hours or more until soft; drain. 2. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, cinnamon, cumin, and paprika; cook and stir for 1 minute. Raise the heat to medium-high, crumble in the ground lamb, stirring and breaking it up...

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