Sherried Lentil Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| Onion | 1 Large, chopped | |
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Carrots | 2 Small, peeled | |
| Lentils | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), washed | |
| 4 cups defatted chicken broth, preferably homemade | ||
| Water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Potato | 1 Large, peeled | |
| Ground black pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Salted butter | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), peeled | |
| Ground cumin | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Set aside 1 tablespoon of chopped onion for tempering the soup.
MAKING
2. In a large heavy bottomed preferably cast-iron skillet or soup pot, heat the oil over moderate heat.
3. Add the onions and carrots and sauté until the onions are soft but not browned.
4. Stir in the lentils, broth, and water
5. Bring to a boil
6. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Add the potato and cook for another 30 minutes, or until the lentils and potatoes can be mashed easily between thumb and forefinger.
8. Strain soup through a colander catching the liquid into a large bowl.
9. Return the liquid to the pot.
10. Turn the lentil-vegetable mixture into a food processor or liquidizer jar.
11. Blend into a smooth or slightly grainy texture puree
12. Return the puree into the pot with the cooking liquid and blend well.
13. Adjust seasoning to taste.
14. Re-heat soup over low heat.
15. At the same time, in a small skillet, melt the butter
16. Add reserved onion and minced garlic and saute until just soft but not browned.
17. Stir in cumin and sauté less than a minute until it releases its flavor.
18. Stir this tempering into the soup.
SERVING
19. Ladle soup into warmed bowls
20. Add a splash of sherry and serve immediately.
1. Set aside 1 tablespoon of chopped onion for tempering the soup.
MAKING
2. In a large heavy bottomed preferably cast-iron skillet or soup pot, heat the oil over moderate heat.
3. Add the onions and carrots and sauté until the onions are soft but not browned.
4. Stir in the lentils, broth, and water
5. Bring to a boil
6. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Add the potato and cook for another 30 minutes, or until the lentils and potatoes can be mashed easily between thumb and forefinger.
8. Strain soup through a colander catching the liquid into a large bowl.
9. Return the liquid to the pot.
10. Turn the lentil-vegetable mixture into a food processor or liquidizer jar.
11. Blend into a smooth or slightly grainy texture puree
12. Return the puree into the pot with the cooking liquid and blend well.
13. Adjust seasoning to taste.
14. Re-heat soup over low heat.
15. At the same time, in a small skillet, melt the butter
16. Add reserved onion and minced garlic and saute until just soft but not browned.
17. Stir in cumin and sauté less than a minute until it releases its flavor.
18. Stir this tempering into the soup.
SERVING
19. Ladle soup into warmed bowls
20. Add a splash of sherry and serve immediately.
Chef
