Lentil Soup
Contributed byJean Ross
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried lentils
- 1/4 pound bacon
- 2 onion (medium, sliced)
- 2 carrots (medium, sliced)
- 2 us liquid quart water
- 1 cup celery (diced)
- 2 1/2 teaspoon salt (or 3 t to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 potato (large, peeled)
- 1 ham bone
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 24 hours
Cook Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Instructions
The night before, wash lentils and soak overnight. Early the next day, drain lentils. Sauté bacon until golden in large pot. Add onions and carrots; sauté until golden. Add lentils, water, celery, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaves. Grate potato into soup. Add ham bone. Simmer 3 hours. Remove ham bone, cut meat from it and return to soup. Add lemon juice. Remove bay leaves.
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