Moroccan Brown Lentil

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown lentils
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, reserve tbsp
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 medium chopped tomatoes
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 small cubed potato
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 16 ounces chicken broth
• water
• 4 garlic cloves, cloves finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 wash and pick through the lentils, let soak for 5 minutes, drain.
• 2 in a pot heat 2 tbsp olive oil and sauté onion approx 3 minutes till translucent, add garlic and sauté 1 minute add lentils, tomatoes, celery, carrots and potato. sauté for 3 additional minutes, add spices, chicken stock and water to cover, bring to a boil, 3 minutes. cover and simmer till tender approximately 35 minutes (add more water if needed).
• 3 while lentils are cooking, in a separate pan add reserved olive oil, add minced garlic, coriander and the fresh cilantro, fry for approximately 2 minutes.be careful not to burn your garlic. once soup is cooked add the cilantro/coriander mixture and let sit for about 10 minuets to allow the mixture to infuse the soup.
• 4 enjoy.
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