Soup with broccoli and lentils

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A thick soup of broccoli and bright lentil tempting not only a beautiful combination of colors, but a spicy combination of flavors!!!

Ingredients for Soup with broccoli and lentils

Step by step instruction of cooking Soup with broccoli and lentils

Шаг 1

Prepare chicken broth:
well-washed chicken wings and drumsticks, put in a saucepan, pour cold water (1.5 l). The contents of the pan bring to a boil, remove the resulting foam, add water, peeled onion and sliced large cubes carrots. Turn down the heat on the stove on low,
simmer the broth for about 30 minutes under a lid (the water is boiled ("gurgle") shall not), then add salt, pinch of pepper,
simmer the broth for another 15 minutes.

Шаг 2

Ingredients for soup:

Шаг 3

Prepare vegetables for soup:
Thoroughly rinse the broccoli, divide into florets, place broccoli in a bowl, cover with boiling water.
Cut potatoes into cubes, rinse in cold water from the released starch.
Leeks and carrots cut into half rings.

Шаг 4

Cook a little longer until the broth, into another (clean) pot with a thick bottom, saute onions and carrots in vegetable oil, a pinch of salt. This treatment vegetables will give the juice, will not junk "zegarac".
After 5 minutes add the vegetables to the potatoes, stir, simmer on slow heat (under a cover) for 10 more minutes.

Шаг 5

Then add the broccoli and blindirovannye "dry" lentils, pour strained broth, if necessary salt.
Simmer over low heat (without the Express boil) for 10 minutes.
In the finished soup, the potatoes should be fully cooked and broccoli should be a little "crunchy".
Such soups it is desirable to cook for one meal, because "soft" broccoli loses its piquancy, and lentils can turn into mush.
This lentil soup uses two types from t/m "MISTRAL": Persian red Lentils and chopped
Yellow lentils, Turkish stab.
Both kinds of lentils are cooked equally fast (10 minutes), have a soft and velvety taste.
Lentils added to the dish and gives the soup a more hearty flavor, perfect "fit" any vegetable soups.

Шаг 6

With cooked chicken, separate the meat, arrange on a plate (or add to a pot of soup).
The final touch: washed parsley finely chop and add to hot soup while serving.

Шаг 7

Bon appetit!