Melissa Clark's red lentil barley soup

 Melissa Clark's red lentil barley soup

Heat:

3 Tlbs oil in Dutch over

Sauté: 10 min

2 leeks white part and green parts (not too much green) in half moon slices I like this one

Or 

1 c onion 

Stir in: 2 min

3 carrots diced

1 c chopped fennel save fronds 

1 bunch cilantro stems chopped save leaves 

3 garlic cloves

1 tsp fine salt or more to taste 

Add: 2 min until tomato paste carmalize

2 tlbs tomato paste

1 Tlbs garam masala

1/2 tsp tumeric

1 cinnamon stick 

Add: bring to boil and simmer 1-1/2 hrs

2 qts broth

1 c pearled barley

About one hour in cooking add bring to boil and turn down and simmer

1 c red

Lentils 

If you need more broth or water you can add  if soup is too thick

When barley and lentils are cooked

Add

At least 1 Tlbs lemon juice and 

All the cilantro chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

Serve in bowls drizzle with olive oil and fennel fronds