Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Soups and Broths
Borek Shorba / Soup
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 1 cup red lentils, rinsed
- • 3 tbsp fine bulgur
- • 1 onion, diced
- • 2 tbsp tomato paste
- • 1 tsp dried mint
- • 1 tsp Aleppo pepper flakes
- • 1.5 litres chicken stock
- • 2 tbsp butter
- • 1 lemon, juiced
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Cook the onion in the butter until soft.
2
Phase 2
Stir in the tomato paste, dried mint, and Aleppo pepper and fry for 1 minute.
3
Phase 3
Add the lentils, bulgur, and stock and simmer for 25 minutes.
4
Phase 4
Roughly blend half the soup to thicken it.
5
Phase 5
Season with the lemon juice and salt and serve hot.