# Mom’s lentil soup

A hearty and inexpensive lentil stew, perfect for a rainy day.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bag brown lentils
- 1 whole tomato
- 2 onion
- 1 leek
- 1 bunch celery
- 1 head garlic
- 1 bottle olive oil
- 6 cups water
- 1 container smoked pimentón
- 3 carrots
- 4 potatoes
- 1.5 bottle red wine
- 1 dash sherry vinegar

## Instructions

1. Put lentils, whole tomato, onion, leek, celery, and garlic into a big pot.
2. Cover with water and add olive oil.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Dice two onions.
5. In a separate pan, sauté the diced onions in olive oil until caramelized.
6. Add pimentón to the caramelized onions.
7. Add the caramelized onions to the lentil pot.
8. Cook for 30 minutes, or until lentils are soft.
9. Peel and cut 3 carrots.
10. Peel and cut/break 4-5 small potatoes.
11. Remove the celery, leeks, tomato, garlic, and onion from the soup. Blend them with some of the broth to create a purée.
12. Add the purée, potatoes and carrots to the lentil pot.
13. Finish cooking until the potatoes and carrots are soft.
14. Add salt to taste.
15. Serve with a dash of sherry vinegar on top.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- cutting board
- spoon
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-QJz4MhaeQ/?igsh=bDM1a3N1ZDU0cjQ2
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bb96957f-acab-47dd-91a0-59116e83cd41
- Extracted: 2025-03-20

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