Red Lentil Soup With Lemon And Caramelized Onions - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion, sliced thin
3 tablespoons butter
3 teaspoons sugar
3 cups red lentils
4 cups chicken stock (or veggie stock)
4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon turmeric
salt
pepper
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup tbsps chopped parsley

Preparation

1. melt butter in saucepan over medium heat, add onion and sautee until brown.
2. Sprinkle sugar over onions and cook until sticky and sweet.
3. Separately, in a small pot, add lentils, stock, water, cayenne, tumeric and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then simmer until lentils are soft (about 25-35 minutes).
3. stir in parsley and lemon juice.
4. ladle soup and garnish with onions.