This is a variation on mulligatawny. I had a pork steak bone in the freezer I needed to use so I seared it up and built the rest around the drippings and bones.

I went to puree this and my immersion blender died. 20 years of service. Time to do some research.

Cost per person: $2.35
Cost per person after replacing immersion blender: $12.35?

Looks a lot like my lunch from today! Red lentil and onion soup, Turkish style, with drizzled olive oil and lemon and a chunk of fresh bread.

Regarding immersion blender, my Costco had a good metal Cuisinart on sale some years ago and it's done me very well since then. Very easy to clean, multiple speed options and a detachable blender bit so the motor housing can be cleaned separately. I like mine and it was a good price at the time.

Very rustic and tasty looking.

I need to be learning more lentil stuff. It's outside my normal wheelhouse but it looks so good!

A lot of the metal body ones have plastic gears now. Enshittification.

They are stupid simple.

:(

Vevor is the brand of immersion blender I have. They go on sale periodically for around 50% off and only cost ≈$50-75 when on sale. They are commercial grade though so, pretty much BIFL

I probably won't live another 20. Then again I didn't expect to live the last 20.

Oh man, soup and bread is just such a staple for us. And I love it. Bread with cheese, bread with some kind of spread... Dip it, eat it, repeat.

lentils are so cool

I'm going to be doing a lot of soups in the coming months and because I need to heat the house I'm going to be making a lot of bread to go with it.

Very underrated in American culture.

I just blinked and turned 50. Get the good immersion blender. :)