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Green lentil soup

Serves 10From: T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı, Türk Mutfağına Özgü Çorbalar (2019)

Ingredients

  • 2,029 gBeef bone stock
  • 81.2 gGreen lentils
  • 200 gOnion
  • 50 gButter
  • 5 gSalt
  • 17 gEgg yolk

Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Beef bone stock85%
  2. Onion8%
  3. Green lentils 3%
  4. Butter 2%
  5. Egg yolk 1%
  6. Salt 0%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Soak the lentils at least 8 hours ahead, then boil them.

  2. Melt the butter in a pot without browning it, add the finely diced onion and sauté without letting it color.

  3. Add the boiled lentils, the stock and the salt and leave to cook.

  4. In a separate bowl mix the egg yolk well with half a cup of the soup liquid.

  5. After about 10 minutes of simmering add the egg liaison and take the pot off the heat without letting it boil.

    10 min

Where this recipe comes from

From a published work: quantities come from T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı, Türk Mutfağına Özgü Çorbalar (2019); the method is written in our own words.

Last changed: November 1, 2026

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