Penny Ashton-1990 |
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| LENTIL SOUP | ||||
| There are probably 142 variations on Lentil soup. I’ve read them all (sigh). You may put everything in the pot but your ground spices and cook the full time or cook meat, Lentils & water for 1 hour, then add veggies the last ½ hour. If you cook chopped veggies the whole time, they will be no more than a flavorful thickener. Some recipes call for 45 minutes cooking time, some 3 hours. Cook and check as you go to determine your times. Some people purée all the soup, others purée half and some don’t purée at all. | ||||
| 1-2 | lbs | Ham Hocks | > | Cook until Lentils are almost soft (½ - 1 hour — see next instruction) |
| 1 | lb | Lentils | ||
| 3 | qts | water OR Chicken Broth | ||
| 2 | T | Cider OR Wine Vinegar | ||
| 1 | lg | Carrot (chopped) | > | Add veggies, cook another ½ hour or add with Lentils and cook whole time. |
| 2 | Celery stalks (chopped) | |||
| 1 | med | Onion (chopped) | ||
| 2 | clv | Garlic (minced) | ||
| Remove Hocks, remove meat, return to pot. | ||||
| 1 | t | Thyme | > | Add last 10 min. Heat sausage through. |
| ¼ | t | Nutmeg | ||
| 1 | lb | Garlic Sausage sliced in rounds | ||
| Taste and correct seasonings, add salt & pepper if desired. | ||||
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