Mercimek Çorbası Tarifi (Turkish Red Lentil Soup)

Name: Mercimek Çorbası Tarifi (Turkish Red Lentil Soup)
Yield: 4 person
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 tbsp flour; 1/2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 large carrots, diced; 1 cup red lentils, rinsed; 4-5 cups water; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp salt; Pepper to taste; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp Aleppo pepper or smoked paprika

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Mercimek Çorbası Tarifi (Turkish Red Lentil Soup)

alfredsanpedro @theweekenddinnerlog

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Ingredients

4 person

2 tbspolive oil
1medium onion, chopped
1 tbspflour
1/2 tbsptomato paste
1large carrots, diced
1 cupred lentils, rinsed
4-5 cupswater
1/2 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspsalt
Pepper to taste
2 tbspbutter
1 tspAleppo pepper or smoked paprika

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Steps

1

In a pot, saute onion until translucent. Add flour and stir for a minute. Then add tomato paste and stir for another minute.
2

Add carrots, lentils and water. Stir and let simmer with lid on over low heat. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until lentils are soft.
3

In a small pan, melt butter then add the Aleppo pepper. Stir for 10 seconds then remove from heat.
4

Use an immersion blender to puree the lentils. Add cumin and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5

Serve warm with a drizzle of the butter-Aleppo pepper sauce.