Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Soups and Broths
Mercimek Corbasi 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
- • 1 onion, diced
- • 1 carrot, diced
- • 1 potato, diced
- • 2 tbsp tomato paste
- • 1 tsp ground cumin
- • 1.5 litres chicken stock
- • 2 tbsp butter
- • 1 lemon, juiced
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Cook the onion, carrot, and potato in the butter until softened.
2
Phase 2
Add the tomato paste and cumin and fry for 1 minute.
3
Phase 3
Add the lentils and stock and simmer 25 minutes until the lentils break down.
4
Phase 4
Blend until smooth, thinning with hot water if too thick.
5
Phase 5
Season with salt and lemon juice and serve hot.