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Chicken soup with lentils and lemon

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Ingredients:
FROM JONI'S KITCHEN
3 lbsChicken pieces
2 medOnions, sliced
2 largeCarrots, sliced
10 cup-water
1 Bay leaf
1 tspSalt
1 tspFresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 cupLentils
2 smallDried hot peppers
4 medGarlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cupParsley, chopped OR
1/2 cupCilantro
1 xLemon wedges
Procedures:
1Put chicken in a large pot with onions, carrots, water, bay leaf, salt, pepper and hot pepper, and bring to boil.
2Skim off foam and fat.
3Simmer 30 minutes.
4Pick over lentils and discard any stones.
5Rinse lentils; add to soup.
6Add garlic.
7Cover ; simmer over low heat 1 hour or until lentils are tender.
8Discard bay leaf and hot peppers.
9Leave chicken in pieces or remove it from bone, dice it and return to soup.
10Or reserve chicken for other uses.
11Skim fat from surface of soup.
12Taste and adjust seasonings.
13Add parsley or cilantro.
14Serve with lemon wedges.
15Makes 6 main-course servings.