Red Lentil Soup
also called mercimek çorbası · shorbat adas · adas · Turkish lentil soup · lentil soup
- Shawarma Counter
- The Bowl Shop
- serves 4
- recipe says 45 min
- Soups
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The table
| 1 largeyellow onion | sweat 6 min | toast 1 min | simmer 30 min | purée smooth | season |
| 3 clovesgarlic | |||||
| 3 Tbsolive oil | |||||
| 2 Tbstomato paste | |||||
| 1 1/2 tspground cumin | |||||
| 1/4 tspred pepper flakes | |||||
| 1 1/2 cups(300 g)red lentils | |||||
| 1 largecarrot | |||||
| 6 cups(1.4 L; or water)vegetable stock | |||||
| 1 1/2 tspkosher salt | |||||
| 2 Tbslemon juice | |||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
1sweat 6 min
2toast 1 min
goes in with what step 1 made
3simmer 30 min
goes in with what step 2 made
5season
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 37 min2 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 7 min
- What you'll wash
- One thing — the soup pot
sweat 6 min
6 minneeds you(we think)from the start
toast 1 min
1 minneeds you(we think)6 min in
simmer 30 min
30 minwalk away(we think)7 min in
purée smooth
not timed37 min in
season
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- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need immersion blender
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See how it is written
>> title: Red Lentil Soup
>> category: Soups
>> tags: lentils, vegetarian, blender, weeknight
>> counters: Shawarma Counter, The Bowl Shop
>> aka: mercimek çorbası, shorbat adas, adas, Turkish lentil soup, lentil soup
>> pairs-with: pita-bread
>> servings: 4
>> time: 45 min
>> washing-up: the soup pot
>> step: sweat 6 min
Sweat @yellow onion{1%large} and @garlic{3%cloves} in @olive oil{3%Tbs} for ~{6%min}.
>> step: toast 1 min
Toast @&(~1)aromatics{} for ~{1%min} with @tomato paste{2%Tbs}, @ground cumin{1 1/2%tsp}, and @red pepper flakes{1/4%tsp}.
>> step: simmer 30 min
Simmer @&(~1)base{} for ~{30%min} with @red lentils{1 1/2%cups}(300 g), @carrot{1%large}, and @vegetable stock{6%cups}(1.4 L; or water).
>> step: purée smooth
Purée @&(~1)soup{} until smooth with an #immersion blender{}.
>> step: season
Season @&(~1)soup{} with @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} and @lemon juice{2%Tbs}.