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Shourabit Batata mah Adas (Potato-Lentil Soup)

1 pound ground lamb or beef

1 medium onion, coarsely chopped

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 cup lentils, washed and drained

10 cups water

3 medium potatoes

1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Saute meat and onion in oil in a large saucepan until meat changes color. Add lentils and water. Cover and cook until lentils are tender, about 45 minutes.

Add potatoes, salt and pepper. Cook until potatoes are tender.

- From A Taste of Lebanon, by Mary Salloum