Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Soups and Broths
Pita Bread 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
- • 2 carrots, diced
- • 2 tbsp tomato paste
- • 1 tsp ground cumin
- • 1.5 litres chicken stock
- • 1 lemon, juiced
- • 2 tbsp olive oil
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Cook the onion and carrot in the olive oil 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.
5
Phase 5
Season with lemon juice and salt and serve hot with warm pita.