Green lentil soup with chicken

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   First of all, prepare all the products that will be needed to make green lentil soup. We will need: chicken, potatoes, green lentils, onions, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf and fresh herbs.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the chicken or any parts of it well. Broth can be cooked from hams, wings, chicken backs or use a soup set. Put the chicken in a saucepan, pour water and put on high heat. After boiling, remove the foam, add salt to the water, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 40-50 minutes.

3. Step 3:

   

   At this time, prepare everything else necessary for the soup. Peel potatoes, onions, carrots and garlic, remove the stalk and seeds from the pepper. Wash the vegetables, and pour cold water over the lentils.

4. Step 4:

   

   When the meat is cooked, remove it from the broth, return the pan to a high heat. Disassemble the slightly cooled chicken into small pieces.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cut the potatoes into medium-sized cubes and send them to the broth.

6. Step 6:

   

   Then add green lentils. After boiling, reduce the stove to a minimum and cook the soup for at least forty minutes under a closed lid.

8. Step 7:

   

   Cut the carrot into thin cubes, chop the onion not very large, and chop the bell pepper into strips.

9. Step 8:

   

   Add chopped vegetables to the vegetable oil heated in a frying pan and fry them for a while, stirring occasionally. Determine the degree of frying for yourself.

10. Step 9:

    

    Wash the tomato and cut into small cubes. From the tomato, if desired, you can pre-peel.

11. Step 10:

    

    When the lentils are ready, and the potatoes will break slightly when pressed, you need to increase the heat under the pan. Send the roast, bay leaf and tomato to the soup, leave to boil for five minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    Add finely chopped herbs and chopped garlic to the pan (garlic can be passed through the press). Dill and parsley are good for greens. Let the soup boil for about one minute, turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave to brew for a while.

13. Step 12:

    

    Pour the finished soup on plates, add chicken meat in portions if desired and sprinkle with fragrant or ground black pepper.