Lentil Soup

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2006

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Pantry Raid 6: Lentils

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Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
6 to 8 servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 pound lentils, picked and rinsed
  • 1 cup peeled and chopped tomatoes
  • 2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground toasted cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground grains of paradise

Directions

Place the olive oil into a large 6-quart Dutch oven and set over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion, carrot, celery and salt and sweat until the onions are translucent, approximately 6 to 7 minutes. Add the lentils, tomatoes, broth, coriander, cumin and grains of paradise and stir to combine. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook at a low simmer until the lentils are tender, approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Using a stick blender, puree to your preferred consistency. Serve immediately.

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  • on February 01, 2012

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    I LOVED this! I followed some reviews and kept back some salt, but ended up putting it back in at the end. My kids liked it too! It was GREAT with a pinch of cayenne!!!!! I will keep this in my fast and yummy arsenal!

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  • on January 30, 2012

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    This was delicious! I didn't have coriander but it was still amazing! Make sure to salt to taste! Overall this was a great recipe deffinately going to make this again! Easy simple delicious filling...just wat I like

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  • on January 23, 2012

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    Great soup. It makes enough to feed an army; very filling. Way too salty. I thought twice about putting that much salt in, but thought that the recipe had probably been duplicated and checked before publishing. I wished I had read through the reviews before putting it together. I threw in a peeled raw potato 20 minutes before serving when I realized how salty it was. I'm not sure it helped as it was still too much salt. I did double the vegetables, as well as the spices. I also added raw spinach at the end. Very good. I will make it again, but with a normal sprinkle of salt when sweating the vegetables. Could not find Grains of Paradise either, so I used freshly ground pepper.

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