Beef and Lentil Soup Recipe

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Season the beef with salt and pepper then gently place into the hot oil and brown on all sides about 8 minutes. Once browned remove the beef and set aside reserving the remaining oil in the pot. Stir in the celery carrot onion garlic cilantro and oregano; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent about 8 minutes more.

Pour in the chicken broth tomatoes and browned beef. Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce heat to medium-low cover and simmer until the meat is beginning to turn tender about 1 hour.

After the soup has simmered 1 hour add the lentils recover and continue simmering until the lentils are tender about 40 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper then stir in the parsley. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.