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RED LENTIL SOUP WITH LIAISON – CESMI NIGAR CORBASI

Try this delicious red lentil soup with liaison
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large onion
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 4 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 cup of red lentils
  • 2 liters / 10 cups of water
  • Enough salt
  • For liaison:
  • 1 glass of milk
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 egg yolks
  • To serve:
  • Butter
  • Dried mints
  • Red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • For the Red Lentil Soup with Liaison, first, finely chop the onion and sauté it with oil until it turns pink.
  • Then add flour and cook until the smell of flour disappears.
  • Wash the red lentils well in a strainer and drain the water.
  • Add 2 liters/ 10 cups of water and the red lentils you have washed and boil until the red lentils are cooked.
  • At this stage, whisk all the ingredients for the liaison in a different bowl.
  • Take your cooked soup from the stove and mix it with a hand blender. On the other hand, slowly add the liaison you have prepared for the soup.
  • Put the soup on the stove again, adjust the salt, and cook by mixing until it boils.
  • To prepare the sauce you will pour over while serving, melt the butter, pour the dried mints, and red pepper flakes into the melted butter.

Notes

Do not close the lid of the pot after you have covered the bottom of the soup. If you close the lid, your liaison can break.
Keyword Red Lentil Soup