Lebanese Chicken Lentil Soup

Name: Lebanese Chicken Lentil Soup
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 30 ml Olive Oil; 2 Onions, peeled and diced; 375 ml dry red Lentils; 1 large Sweet Potato, julienned; 90 ml Jasmine Rice, uncooked; 2,5 ml ground Cumin; 5 ml freshly ground Black Pepper; 1000 ml Chicken Stock; 1000 ml boiling Water; 5 ml Salt, or to taste; 1 kg Chicken, skinned, deboned breasts; 2,5 ml Salt; 2,5 ml Black Pepper; 2,5 ml Baharat; 15 ml Olive Oil; 60 ml Lemon Juice; 15 ml dried Parsley

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Lebanese Chicken Lentil Soup

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

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Ingredients

30 mlOlive Oil
2Onions, peeled and diced
375 mldry red Lentils
1large Sweet Potato, julienned
90 mlJasmine Rice, uncooked
2,5 mlground Cumin
5 mlfreshly ground Black Pepper
1000 mlChicken Stock
1000 mlboiling Water
5 mlSalt, or to taste
1 kgChicken, skinned, deboned breasts
2,5 mlSalt
2,5 mlBlack Pepper
2,5 mlBaharat
15 mlOlive Oil
60 mlLemon Juice
15 mldried Parsley

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Steps

1

Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and add the Olive Oil. Fry the Onions until caramelized in color.
2

Add in the Lentils, Sweet Potato, Rice, Cumin and Black Pepper. Mix and sauté for a couple of minutes then add in the Chicken Stock, Water and Salt. Cook uncovered for 40 minutes.
3

Season each Chicken breast with Salt, Pepper and Baharat. Grill Chicken breasts in a little Olive Oil in batches. Set aside to rest. 5 Minutes after the last Chicken is cooked, slice the Chicken breasts.
4

Add in the Chicken (with all the cooking juices), Parsley and Lemon Juice. Cook covered for another 10 minutes