Ingredient:
30 g (1 oz) butter
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2-3 lean back bacon rashers, rinds removed, diced
175 g (6 oz) red lentils
About 125 g (4 oz) potatoes, swede or turnip, peeled and diced
2 bay leaves
2 litres (3 ½ pints) vegetable or chicken stock
Salt and black pepper
Chopped parsley, to garnish
Method:
Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes until soft and lightly coloured.
Add the bacon, lentils, potato, swede or turnip and bay leaves. Cook for 15 minutes.
Pour in the stock and bring to a boil, then simmer gently, uncovered, for about 20 minutes or until the lentils and vegetables are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Remove the bay leaves and discard. Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley.
Lentil and frankfurter soup
For a hearty main meal soup, add 250 g (8 oz) frankfurters. Chop them into 1 cm (1/2 in) pieces and add to the soup about 5 minutes before through but cooking, so that they warm through but do not overcook. Smoked sausages can also be used.
30 g (1 oz) butter
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2-3 lean back bacon rashers, rinds removed, diced
175 g (6 oz) red lentils
About 125 g (4 oz) potatoes, swede or turnip, peeled and diced
2 bay leaves
2 litres (3 ½ pints) vegetable or chicken stock
Salt and black pepper
Chopped parsley, to garnish
Method:
Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes until soft and lightly coloured.
Add the bacon, lentils, potato, swede or turnip and bay leaves. Cook for 15 minutes.
Pour in the stock and bring to a boil, then simmer gently, uncovered, for about 20 minutes or until the lentils and vegetables are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Remove the bay leaves and discard. Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley.
Lentil and frankfurter soup
For a hearty main meal soup, add 250 g (8 oz) frankfurters. Chop them into 1 cm (1/2 in) pieces and add to the soup about 5 minutes before through but cooking, so that they warm through but do not overcook. Smoked sausages can also be used.
