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Turkish Red Lentil Stew With Pul Biber Butter

Name: Turkish Red Lentil Stew With Pul Biber Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1.5 cups red split lentils, rinsed; 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 large carrot, peeled and diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1.5 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cups halal vegetable stock; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tbsp pul biber pepper flakes; 1 tbsp dried mint

Silky red lentil and vegetable stew finished with a hot, aromatic chili-mint sizzled butter.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 35 min

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Technique to learn

Sizzled Spice Tempering

Blooming dried herbs and ground chilies in hot melted fat right before serving to release fat-soluble aromatics.

Instructions

Step 1: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and diced carrot; sauté for 5 minutes until softened.
Step 2: Stir in minced garlic and tomato paste, cooking for 1 minute until fragrant.

Step 3: Add rinsed red split lentils and halal vegetable stock. Bring stew to a boil over medium-high heat.

Step 4: Reduce heat to low, cover partially, and simmer for 18 minutes until lentils and carrots are completely tender.

Step 5: Remove from heat and blend stew using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy. Season with salt to taste.

Step 6: In a small pan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat until bubbling. Add pul biber and dried mint, sizzle for 30 seconds, then immediately drizzle over bowls of lentil stew.

Cooking tips

Rinsing lentils thoroughly under cold water removes extra surface starch for a cleaner soup texture.
Watch the butter pan closely when blooming mint and pul biber to prevent bitter scorched spices.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Turkish; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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