3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded an, d diced
1 small waxy boiling potato, peeled and dic, ed
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground pure chili powder
3/4 tsp ground allspice
1 small imported bay leaf and 5 sprigs pars, ley
1 tied together with kitchen string
1/2 lb lentils, picked over
6 cup chicken broth
1 salt
1 freshly-ground black pepper
A Recipe for
Spiced Lentil Soup
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Place the olive oil, butter, and onion in a soup kettle, set over low
heat and cook until the onion has softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Increase the heat to medium, add the carrots and stir-cook for 1
minute. Add the celery and stir-cook for 1 minute. Add the green
pepper and stir-cook for 1 minute. Add the diced potato, cumin,
chili powder, and allspice; stir-cook for 1 minute. Add the herb
bundle, lentils, and chicken broth; bring to a boil, then boil for 1
minute. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the lentils are
tender. The soup may be prepared in advance up to this point.)
Season the soup with salt and fresh pepper to taste and discard the
parsley-bay leaf bundle. Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve
steaming hot.
Makes 4 to 5 servings.
[WASHINGTON POST JAN 11, 1989] Posted by Fred Peters.
Serves: 4
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