Armenian Lentil Soup
1 1/2 cups dried lentils (I used red) 6 cups stock or water 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 1 cup Onion, chopped 2 - 3 cups Eggplant, cubed (I didn't peel them and they added some t...
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups dried lentils (i used red)
- 6cupstock or water
- 1/2cupchopped dried apricots
- 1cuponion, chopped
- 2 - 3cupeggplant, cubed (i didn't peel them and they
- 1/4tspcinnamon
- 1/4tspground allspice (can use extra cinnamon instead)
- 1/4tspcayenne or crushed red pepper (i used cayenne)
Directions
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1 1/2 cups dried lentils (I used red) 6 cups stock or water 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 1 cup Onion, chopped 2 - 3 cups Eggplant, cubed (
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Cook lentils in a large soup or stock pot that has a cover (the 3qt pot I used was really too small for the finished product) a
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Rinse lentils and bring to a boil in stock
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Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes (Start preparing and cooking the veggies while this is simmering.) c
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Add chopped apricots and simmer another 20 minutes 2
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Cook veggies in a big frying pan that can be covered a
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Saute onion in a bit of water or stock till translucent b
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Add eggplant and about 4 tbsp water