🍲 Red lentil & chorizo soup

I have a tasty soup for you today. If you love flavorful spicy soups, this one is for you.

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Sean Barrett
May 31, 2024

Hey Soup Enthusiast,

I have a tasty soup for you today.

If you love flavorful spicy soups, this one is for you.

🍲 Red lentil & chorizo soup

Red lentil and chorizo soup is a tasty, filling and hearty soup which I enjoyed. It has a nice texture and the added chorizo slices added and interesting element.

Red lentil & chorizo soup

Red lentil & chorizo soup was not a difficult soup to make but, pealing the chorizo took me a while. Once the chorizo was pealed the soup came together relatively quickly.

It had a thick consistency, which was partly fault of me blending some chorizo accidently but, after adding a little waster and another stock cube the soup was at a nice consistency.

Before it was time to serve I tasted the soup and It was not so spicy. I decided to add another new ingredient, cayenne pepper. It made all the difference and I highly recommend using it to give an extra kick.

I really enjoyed this soup.

The lentils added a nice texture with the interest from the chorizo cubes and the spice mix adding flavor.

I highly recommend giving this one a go.

Now lets take a look at the recipe.

 

Red lentil & chorizo soup recipe card

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🌶️ Ingredient of the week: Chorizo 

Fact - Chorizo comes in many flavors: smoky Spanish, chili-spiced Mexican, garlicky Portuguese, and even Cajun Loui.

Cooking tip - Make sure to remove the wrapping around the chorizo. Chorizo has a lot of oil which is released, cook your other ingredients in it to add flavor.

 

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Improved photography 📷

My photo editing knowledge has been steadily improving and I am extremally happy how this soups image turned out! :)

General improvements

You may not see much difference yet but we need to add the ingredients before stirring the pot. If you have any suggestions, I would be delighted to hear them. 👍

 

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Last week I asked what was your favorite soup memory, this is what you said.

Turkish lentil soup. We flew to Istanbul a few years back, I get horribly travel sick so the flight and transfer to the hotel just about wiped me out. Husband is diabetic so we had to go and find some food, found a nice little restaurant near to the hotel and I said I didn't want anything more than a coke. I must have looked wiped out because the next thing I know a steaming bowl of lentil soup was placed in front of me. It was everything, savoury, hint of mint, lemon and a small amount of sizzling spiced butter on top. Perked me right up. Istanbul was amazing, well worth the initial journey.
My partner and I go out for pho every year on December 26th. It’s a great way to decompress from the holidays and to support a small business. This year will be the 10th year in a row!
Dead winter. Cold, snowy and the roads are closed. Mom throws a bunch of leftovers in a pot, adds water, bullion and half the spices in her spice rack, and lets it simmer for 2 hours, only putting her book down twice to stir it. B 3 o’clock she sets the table and yells “Soup’s on!” Best thing I’ve ever eaten and she can’t remember what she put in it. 1982, btw.

Your soup journey awaits,
Sean
Soup & Sauce

Thicken soups by blending starchy ingredients such as chickpeas, beans, or lentils.

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