Lentil soup with chicken

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare the soup, prepare the necessary ingredients. For soup, you can take any part of the chicken. I decided to cook chicken thigh soup. When meat on bones is used for soup, the broth turns out to be more satisfying and rich. Peel onions, carrots and potatoes and rinse them in running water from dirt.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour cold water over the chicken and put it on the fire. Why cold? In this case, the chicken will heat up together with the water, gradually give all the most useful and all your broth to the broth. Cook the chicken in boiling water, over low heat, for 30 minutes. When boiling, foam will form, which must be removed from the surface. Then remove the chicken from the broth, cool slightly and separate the meat from the bones. Strain the broth and return the meat to it

3. Step 3:

   

   Bring the broth with meat to a boil. Cut the potatoes into small pieces and add them to the broth. Cook everything together for 10 minutes.

5. Step 4:

   

   During this time, grate the carrots on a grater, chop the onion finely. Fry the chopped vegetables in a hot frying pan, with the addition of a small amount of vegetable oil. Roasting will take 3-4 minutes. Stir the frying periodically so that the vegetables do not burn.

6. Step 5:

   

   Put the finished roast in the soup. Then pour in the lentils and cook the soup until the lentils are ready for another 10 minutes. Add a little salt and spices to taste. I use lentils that do not require pre-soaking. Orient the cooking time of the lentils according to the instructions on the package. My variety of lentils has a cooking time of just 10 minutes. If you like the soup thicker, then you can add a little more lentils. I cook soups in a more liquid form.

7. Step 6:

   

   The soup is ready! Let it stand under the lid for another 10-15 minutes to infuse. If desired, you can add some fresh herbs. Pour the finished soup on plates and serve it to the table! Enjoy your meal!