Shorbet Ads (Lentil Soup)

Name: Shorbet Ads (Lentil Soup)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 1 onion; 1.75 cup red lentils; 7.5 cup stock; 1 tsp cumin; 0.5 lemon; extra virgin olive oil; salt and pepper

Lentils and lemon simmered on the stove and spiced with cumin for an Egyptian soup. Serve with oil.

35 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 5 min · Cook 30 min · 35 min total
Difficulty: Easy

1
Combine onion, lentils, and liquid. Simmer about 1/2 hour, until lentils have disintegrated.
2 hr
2
If the soup seems too thick for your taste, add water to reach desired consistency. Add in cumin and lemon juice and adjust salt or pepper to taste.
3
Serve with oil on the side for everyone to sprinkle on their own portion. Variations-. Omit cumin and stir in 4 crushed garlic cloves fried in 3 Tbsp oil with 2 tsp crushed mint.
4
Baghdadi Jews add 1 tsp turmeric and hot chilies. Add bulgur wheat 15 minutes before end of cooking.
15 min
5
Add 2 peeled and chopped tomatoes while cooking. Add 1 lb shredded fresh leaf spinach (or 1/2 lb frozen) 10 minutes before end of cooking.
10 min