improvements to the notes in the greek lentil soup recipe

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Adam Piontek 2021-05-03 12:51:12 -04:00
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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If anyone needs ideas for Good Plague Cookin', here's a tasty one.
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- spray cooking oil
- 1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked over\*
- 1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked over
- 2 1/2 quarts vegetable stock or water
- 1 whole dried poblano pepper, hard stem broken off, or 1 fresh jalapeno, stem removed, halved
@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ _saute:_
- paper-thin slices of lemon to garnish; thin wedges of lemon to pass at the table
Spray a large soup pot with oil, and in it cook the onion/celery/garlic, then add the aromatics, lentils & stock, then add the squash/potatoes 15 minutes later and cook for another 20-30 mins, then add the spinach for only a few minutes at the end.
Spray a large soup pot with oil, and in it cook the onion/celery/garlic, then add the aromatics, lentils & stock (for the stock, you can just add a dollop of better than bouillon with the aromatics before adding the water).
(For the stock, you can just add a dollop of better than bouillon with the aromatics before adding the water.)
Add salt to taste. Do not wait until the end to add salt, either. Salt in stages. Always.
Then 15 minutes later add the squash/potatoes, maybe more salt, and cook for another 20-30 mins, then add the spinach for only a few minutes at the end.
Just after the end, add the lemon juice, and maybe pepper to taste.
This approach builds flavor better than the original recipe.
Do not wait until the end to add salt, either. Salt in stages. Always.