Creamy Red Lentil Soup with Crispy Beef
Silky Turkish red lentil soup with browned ground beef, finished with a squeeze of lemon. Serve with warm buttered bread for dipping.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 320
- Protein
- 18g
Ingredients
- 6 oz ground beef
- 1 cup red lentils
- ½ medium yellow onion
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 whole lemon
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 whole bread rolls
Instructions
- 1
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a large pot over medium-high. Add ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned, ~4 minutes.
- 2
Dice the onion and add to the pot. Stir and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Add red lentils and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until lentils are completely tender, ~12 minutes.
- 4
Blend the soup until smooth using an immersion blender, or transfer to a blender in batches and return to the pot.
- 5
Squeeze in half the lemon. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Stir in remaining 1 tbsp butter until melted.
- 6
Ladle soup into bowls. Serve with warm bread rolls and remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot (5-quart)
- wooden spoon
- immersion blender (or regular blender)
- ladle
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