Lentils and Dumplings Soup

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Prep Time: Ten minutes
Cook time: Forty Five minutes
Serves: Eight persons
== Description ==
This delicious and healthy lentil soup was brought to Trinidad by the Syrian/Lebanese Community.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 cups lentils
* 2 large onions
* 2 ounces butter
* 10 cups water
* 3 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
=== Dumplings ===
* 1 cup flour
* ¼ teaspoon salt
* 2 ounces water
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
== Directions ==
# Boil two cups lentils in ten cups water for forty minutes or until soft. Add three teaspoons salt and one teaspoon black pepper to water.
# While lentils are boiling, peel and dice two large onions and fry/sauté with two ounces butter in a large saucepan until golden brown, then add to boiling lentils.
# Knead one cup flour, two ounces water and two tablespoons of olive oil.
# Pinch off and roll into quarter inch dumplings and throw into boiling soup.
# Boil for ten more minutes and voila.
Category:Trinidadian Soups
Category:Lentil Soup Recipes