Review-Ezo Gelin (Turkish wedding soup)

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This may be my new favorite soup! It's very flavorful and comforting,

beautiful to look at, and a lot of fun to cook. (I omitted the mint &

butter and added an extra tablespoon of lemon juice because initially it

was a little hot for me.) It was cold and icy here yesterday. I snuggled

up, had three big bowls, and felt very happy :^) Many thanks to Chupa

for sharing this recipe and to Christie for pointing me to it--Yum!

Peace, Mo

 

 

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> EZO GELIN - TURKISH WEDDING SOUP

1 lb red lentils

8 Cups water

6 Tbs. butter

> 2 large onions, chopped

> 6-8 cloves garlic, crushed

> 1/2 tsp. cayenne

> 1 tsp. paprika

> 1 tsp. ground coriander

> salt to taste

> 2 Cups fresh tomatoes, peeled & chopped or you may use canned tomatoes

> 2 Tbs. tomato paste

> 1 Tbs. lemon juice

> 1 Tbs. chopped fesh mint

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> Rinse lentils in cold water and drain well.Place lentils in a large

> pot of water, bring to boil, and let boil for one minute.Drain lentils

> and return them to the pot.

> Add the 8 Cups of water and cook for about 15 minutes until the

> lentils are very soft. Remove the pot from heat and set aside.

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> Put 2 Tbs. of butter in a large saucepan and saute the onions and

> garlic with the cayenne, paprika and coriander until the onions are

> soft but not browned.

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> Add the tomatoes and the tomato paste and continue to cook for 20

> minutes.

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> Just before you are ready to serve, add to the lentils pot.Add the

> lemon juice and salt to taste. Bring the soup to a boil.

> After the soup comes to a boil, reduce the flame and cook for about 15

> minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.

> Melt the remaining 4 T. butter and mix in the mint.Dribble mint butter

> over individual servings. Always served with warm crusty bread.

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> Makes 8 servings.

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> Source: Auntie Zafa

> Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC: 12.15.06

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> christie_0131 wrote:

>> Thanks Mo and Judy. All this talk about Turkey has me thinking of my

>> favourite lentil soup, Ezo Gelin. Chupa posted the recipe here for

>> me which she got from one of her aunties in Istanbul. I think that's

>> what I'll be having for dinner tonight.

>> Christie

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