Mercimek çorbası
(Lentil Soup)
Mercimek çorbası is a beloved Turkish soup made with red lentils, chicken stock, onions, and carrots. It is often seasoned with salt, pepper, cumin, or paprika. Easy to prepare, filling, and warming, the soup is consumed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner in rural parts of Turkey, especially in local eateries known as lokantas.
Mercimek çorbası Authentic recipe
The ingredients needed to make this traditional mercimek çorbası recipe are just red lentils, meat broth, onions, butter, and red pepper flakes. The onions and first sautéed in butter, then lentils and broth are added to it, and the soup is simmered until the lentils are cooked. Finally, the soup is puréed, and each serving is drizzled with sautéed red pepper flakes. This recipe is adapted from the gastronomy book Turkish Cuisine with Timeless Recipes.
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