Vegetable Alecha (Vegetable Soup)
INGREDIENTS
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The Copts in Ethiopia have many fast days on which they are not permitted to eat meat. Vegetables Alechas and Wats are substituted on these days. (The Wat differs from the Alecha in that it is made with a spice called Ber-beri or Awaze.)
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In a 4-quart saucepan:
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Sauté: 1 cup Bermuda Onions in
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4 T Oil until soft but not brown.
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Add: 4 Carrots, peeled and cut in 1-inch slices
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4 Green Peppers, cleaned and cut in quarters
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3 cups Water
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1 6-oz. can Tomato Sauce
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2 t Salt
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½ t Ground Ginger
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Cook for 10 minutes covered.
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Add 4 Potatoes cut in thick slices.
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