Mercimek Çorbasi – how to prepare the most famous Turkish soup

Merjimek Chorbasi is perhaps the most famous soup in Turkey. It is called the calling card of the country, and its special taste cannot be ignored. We at joy-pup tell you how to prepare this soup.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup red lentils
• 0.5 cups bulgur
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 tbsp. butter
• 2 liters of meat broth
• Salt
• Turkish spices
• Quarter lemon
• Fresh herbs for serving

Step-by-step preparation:

• Place the washed lentils in a saucepan with meat broth, put on the fire and let it boil.
• Add the bulgur, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about half an hour until the cereal is cooked through.
• Fry the finely chopped onion in butter. Add tomato paste and fry. Next, add a little meat broth and let the mixture boil for a couple of minutes.
• Add the whole mixture to the soup, add salt, spices and simmer for about 10 minutes.

You can puree the soup in a blender or leave it as is. Before serving, decorate it with herbs.

To be continued…