Lentils are a very healthy and tasty legume, which is why today I will tell you about how to cook lentil soup in a slow cooker.
It is rich in proteins, minerals and carbohydrates. It turns out this dish is very rich and tasty.
Lentil soup in a slow cooker great choice for hearty lunch... And in general, lentil soup in a slow cooker is very useful. And preparing any soup in a slow cooker is simple.
All lentil dishes are very healthy. Admirers of this bean know about it. However, many pass by him in the store, and this plant is a wonderful product. And in vain they pass by. Lentils are so healthy that you can't even imagine. And if we also take into account the fact that when stewing, cooking, baking, little of the nutrients evaporates, it becomes clear - this product very necessary in our daily diet.
I cook porridge, soups, borscht, cutlets from lentils. Anything can be prepared from this versatile product. Lentils can become part and even the basis of many first and second courses, as well as appetizers, pâtés and other delicious food. To understand why lentils are so beneficial, let's turn to them. valuable composition... And then you will probably start purchasing this product and cooking it more often.
Lentil grains contain fiber, which is essential for normal work intestines. Porridge and lentil soups help improve digestion. These beans contain folic acid. One serving of lentil porridge contains up to 90% daily allowance this important vitamin.
The conclusion follows from this - lentil porridge and lentil soup are perfect for expectant mothers. It is high in calories and nutritious, rich in proteins that are easily absorbed by the body, and folic acid (vitamin B9). All this is important for the unborn child. And a woman also needs to use all these useful material... Moreover, this natural product no artificial additives.
In general, lentils are useful not only for women and children, but also for men of all ages. And if you also combine lentils with meat, you get an excellent nutritious dish rich in proteins and important components... By the way, such food will suit men more, especially those who are subject to strong physical exertion.
Well, since we're talking about meat and lentils, let's cook an excellent lentil soup in the Rdmond slow cooker, which doesn't even have potatoes.
Grind onions and carrots as usual for sautéing. We place it in the multicooker bowl, where the vegetable oil has already been poured.
Fry these vegetables on the mode Frying a few minutes for them to turn golden.
Add the washed lentils to the bowl.
Fill in ready-made broth with meat. I boiled pork for two hours beforehand. Since it was on the bone, I strained the broth and separated the pieces of meat from the bone. She put all this in a bowl. I added my favorite Indian curry seasoning, salt and pepper. Install Soup mode, cooking time 40 minutes.
After a set time, the multicooker will notify us of the readiness of the soup. At the end of cooking, you can add garlic for taste, chopping it beforehand. The finished first course can be left heated for some time. This function is activated immediately after the signal about the end of the program.
This delicious and nutritious soup in a multicooker Redmond. Any model of this wonderful technique will perfectly cope with making lentil soup. It is especially tasty when there is a considerable amount of meat in this dish.
Serve the lentil soup with herbs and sour cream to taste.
The recipe "Lentil Soup in a Redmond Multicooker" was prepared by Olga Kiklyar
Lentils. What praises about usefulness are not sung by this legumes... Both nutritious and quick to cook, it goes well with many foods as a side dish. Maybe an independent dish... First courses and soups are prepared from it. Here it is ... diet soup lentils in a slow cooker and offer.
Fry vegetables in a slow cooker.
Add some curry to the vegetables.
Add the washed lentils to the vegetables. Vegetable mix fry for another 1-2 minutes.
Add water to vegetables, set the "Soup" mode.
10 minutes after the water boils, add salt to the soup and beat with a blender.
Delicious and nutritious diet lentil soup is ready. Pour it into bowls and garnish with a lemon wedge and brown sesame seeds.
The soup is served warm.
Curry spices were used for the puree soup. This is already ready-made composition from several spices.
But when preparing a diet lentil soup in a slow cooker, you can use "your own set of spices" by adding them when you fry vegetables.
Spice gourmets say that lentils are best paired with: cumin or cumin, ground ginger root, a mixture of peppers, turmeric or saffron, cinnamon or nutmeg, spices(basil, thyme). We have offered a versatile set. From the proposed - you can collect your own.
Some have a preconceived attitude towards lentils, although they are comparable in nutritional value to bread, cereals and even meat. One of the properties of this legume is its ability to cause bloating. But ... the problem is not as terrible as the brain "draws" it.
There is an interesting Asian spice - asafoetida. It is often used in Iranian, Indian, Kurdish, Javanese cuisines. She has a pungent garlic smell and an original onion flavor... Extracted from the milky sap of a plant of the Ferula genus, asafoetida, firstly, it eliminates discomfort bloating, making it easier to digest. Secondly, in a bouquet with other spices ... it softens its "acridity" of smell and taste. Recommended for legumes.
Every housewife can quickly cook soup. In my arsenal there is also a variant of this quick soup... It is prepared on the basis of red lentils. It cooks quickly (especially if you cook lentil soup in a slow cooker), tasty and healthy.
In their taste and some properties, lentils are similar to peas, but easier to prepare.
For rich taste fry onions with carrots in butter. Fasting oil replace with vegetable product or make soup without frying vegetables at all.
To make lentil soup in a slow cooker, we need it.
Peel and wash vegetables. Cut onion and potatoes into small cubes, grate carrots.
Put in the multicooker bowl butter... Turn on the "Fry" mode for 8 minutes. Add onions and carrots, fry.
Add chopped potatoes to the fried vegetables. The finer it is cut, the faster it will cook.
Rinse the lentils in running water. Add to the multicooker bowl.
Pour water and salt. Switch on the "Soup / Steamer" mode for 15 minutes.
After the signal from the multicooker, stir the soup and taste the potatoes for readiness. If you still need to cook, put in the same mode for 5-10 minutes and bring to readiness.
Calorie content: Not specified
Cooking time: 70 minutes
Lentils long time was undeservedly forgotten, but lately it has been increasingly appearing on store shelves and on our table. Mostly red and green varieties lentils. Green soup is excellent both in nutritional value and in taste. It can be cooked both in vegetable or in water. In any case, the dish turns out to be rich and unusually tasty. V this recipe we will consider the option of making soup without using meat, i.e. boil it in water. It is suitable for fasting as well as vegetarians.
Lentils can be pre-soaked for a couple of hours in cold water, but this is for lovers of boiled beans. I pour it dry, and it turns out to be very tender, but whole.
Green lentil soup in a slow cooker - a recipe with a photo.
Products required for cooking:
- lentils - 1 glass,
- potatoes - 3 pieces,
- carrots - 1 piece,
- onion - 1 piece,
- Bell pepper- 1 piece,
- bay leaf, spices, salt - to taste,
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons,
- water - no more than 2/3 of the volume of the bowl of your multicooker.
Recipe with photo step by step:
We wash the lentils for the soup in cold water, without soaking. All my vegetables. We clean onions, carrots and potatoes.
Peel the tomatoes, bell pepper- from seeds. Cut the potatoes, peppers and tomatoes into cubes. Carrots and onions - in smaller pieces (or grate). We turn on the multicooker in the "meat" mode and pour vegetable oil into the bowl. When it warms up, pour in the chopped vegetables for frying: onions, carrots, peppers and tomatoes. At this stage, for those who decide to cook meat soup, first you need to add the meat cut into pieces, and vegetables, when the meat "grabs" and brightens. Do not close the lid yet! Add spices to this - I took dry parsley and dill, a little ground black pepper and salt.
Lightly fry everything until soft (some like to golden crust- this is also possible), pour lentils and potatoes on top.
Put a bay leaf on top, carefully pour in hot water and close the multicooker with a lid.
Further, the "meat" mode must be turned off and the multicooker must be switched to the "soup" mode.
The valve on the cover must be closed. We are waiting for the end of the program, letting off steam or waiting for the pan to cool down by itself, and our dish is well infused. So it is ready in a multicooker rich, thick, aromatic soup from green lentils!
For gourmets, I will add that if you add a thinly chopped celery stalk and a spoonful of sour cream to the plate, then one portion will definitely not do! Bon Appetit!
Well, bake for dessert