Red Lentil Soup with Chicken

Course Appetizers Total Time Under 2h

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 cup broken up vermicelli, in 1 to 1½ inch, lengths (optional)
1 garlic clove
1 medium carrot, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
1/8 teaspoon harissa (Moroccan chili paste), or ¼ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (optional)
10 cups water, or as needed
1½ cups red lentils, rinsed in 2 changes of cold water
2 celery stalks, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil or unsalted butter
Black pepper, to taste
Chopped fresh parsley and/or cilantro (coriander)
Cooked rice
Lemon wedges
One 3½ to 4 pound chicken, quartered, with all giblets except liver
Pinch of ground ginger, or to taste (optional)
Pinch of ground saffron (optional)
Salt, to taste
½ cup canned crushed tomatoes

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