Favourite Red Lentil Soup
Favourite Red Lentil Soup recipe
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 2 | medium |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| ½ | pound |
lentils, red (masoor dal)
|
|
| 6 | cups |
beef stock
prefer veal stock if possible |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
paprika
|
|
| 1 |
bay leaves
|
*
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
mint leaves
dried |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
parsley leaves
dried |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 2 | medium |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 226.8 | g |
lentils, red (masoor dal)
|
|
| 1.4 | l |
beef stock
prefer veal stock if possible |
|
| 5 | ml |
paprika
|
|
| 1 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 5 | ml |
mint leaves
dried |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
parsley leaves
dried |
|
Directions
In a large soup pot, sauté oil and onions. When onions are soft, add lentils. Stir several minutes.
Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Simmer until lentils are very soft, about 35 minutes. Soup may be pureed.
