Red Lentil  Soup  ( Sopa de Lentilha Vermelha)



Today ill be sharing with you my Red Lentil soup recipe, its easy, very nutritious, inexpensive, and above all its a delicious soup, it is  loved by all the adults in our family, as well as the children.




1lb of red lentils
1/4 cup of olive oil
4" to 6" piece of chorico chopped in small pieces, or any smoked sausage
1 medium size yellow onion chopped
1 small size any kind of sweet red pepper
4 cloves of garlic chopped fine
1 large dry bay leaf
1 tbsp of salt
a pinch of dry chili pepper (optional)
1 1/2 quarts of organic chicken broth or ( water)
2-3 small Yukon potatoes chopped very small
1 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley



Procedure

Add to a medium size pan the olive oil and let it get hot, (not smoking hot) add the chorico and saute that for couple minutes then take it off  at this time add the onions, bay leaf, sweet red pepper, and cook for 2 minutes, then add the red washed lentils, and stir for 2 minutes, then add the broth, potatoes and salt, let it cook for 20 minutes. adjust salt and pepper and if to thick add water or chicken broth to your taste, let it come to simmer again, add the chourico and cook for an additional 5 minutes and at very end at last add the chopped parsley.