Lentil & Bacon Soup Recipe
Yield: 6 servingsYield: 6 servings
Recipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
225 gm: lentils,
150 ml: olive oil,
1: onion,
100 gm: bacon,
2: garlic cloves,
2: carrots,
1: celery stick,
400 gm: tomatoes,
1 tablespoon: oregano,
1: salt,
1: ground black pepper,
Directions:
Peel and thinly slice the onion. Peel and slice the carrots into 6mm
pieces.
Put the lentils in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the
boil. Boil for 3 minutes then drain thoroughly.
In another large saucepan heat 2 tbls of the olive oil and cook the
onion, bacon and half the garlic for 5 minutes. Add the remaining
olive oil, garlic, carrots, celery, tomatoes, lentils, 1 litre of
water and seasoning. Cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until the
lentils are soft.
Variations:
Lentils- brown, orange or green.
- with rice, lima, kidney or other beans.
- with macaroni elbows.
Meats- pick one of:
3/4 lb Smoked sausage
1 Soup bone, such as a bone
- from smoked ham, cured
- pork shoulder, or ham
- hock
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
2 lb Pheasant/chicken/guinea hen
2 lb Venison Roast (Boneless)
1 lb Frankfurters, sliced thickly
1/2 lb Diced ham
Other Vegetables- pick one or two of:
1 Green bell pepper; chopped
1 Leek, chopped
1 cn (8oz) mushrooms
1 c Spinach, shredded
1 c Chard stems
1 c Cubed winter squash
1 Jalapeno pepper, diced
6 Med banana peppers, chopped
1 md Parsnip, peeled, diced
4 oz Fresh green beans, trimmed
1 md Potato; finely diced
Spices- pick at least one spice and one herb:
1 ts Chili powder
1/4 ts Cayenne
1 ts Paprika
1 ts Louisiana hot sauce
1 Bay leaf
1 tb Worcestershire
1/4 ts Ground thyme
1 tb Fresh parsley, chopped
Mint
Oregano, for garnish
3 Sage leaves
1 ts Dried rosemary
1/4 ts Ground allspice
1/4 c + 2 T dried summer savory
1/4 c Cumin seeds
2 tb Ea. fennel seeds, caraway
Seeds, dill seeds, cracked
Coriander seeds, sweet basil
And dried chervil
1 tb Ea. celery seeds, dried
Thyme (lemon thyme, if
Available), lavender, sweet
Marjoram
Stock Enhancers- Pick one of:
1/4 c Tomato sauce or Ketchup
4 ds Hot sauce or more
4 ds Fish sauce
4 ds Soy sauce
2 tb Cider vinegar (or to taste)
1 tb Catsup; Tomato
1/2 c White Wine
1/4 c Red Wine; Optional
6 c Beef stock
3/4 c Dry sherry
1/2 c Spaghetti sauce, canned, red
4 Chicken bouillon cubes
2 qt Chicken broth
Each of these options picked in every conceivable combination yields
262080 recipes!!!
Yield: 6 servings
Source from luhu.jp
pieces.
Put the lentils in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the
boil. Boil for 3 minutes then drain thoroughly.
In another large saucepan heat 2 tbls of the olive oil and cook the
onion, bacon and half the garlic for 5 minutes. Add the remaining
olive oil, garlic, carrots, celery, tomatoes, lentils, 1 litre of
water and seasoning. Cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until the
lentils are soft.
Variations:
Lentils- brown, orange or green.
- with rice, lima, kidney or other beans.
- with macaroni elbows.
Meats- pick one of:
3/4 lb Smoked sausage
1 Soup bone, such as a bone
- from smoked ham, cured
- pork shoulder, or ham
- hock
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
2 lb Pheasant/chicken/guinea hen
2 lb Venison Roast (Boneless)
1 lb Frankfurters, sliced thickly
1/2 lb Diced ham
Other Vegetables- pick one or two of:
1 Green bell pepper; chopped
1 Leek, chopped
1 cn (8oz) mushrooms
1 c Spinach, shredded
1 c Chard stems
1 c Cubed winter squash
1 Jalapeno pepper, diced
6 Med banana peppers, chopped
1 md Parsnip, peeled, diced
4 oz Fresh green beans, trimmed
1 md Potato; finely diced
Spices- pick at least one spice and one herb:
1 ts Chili powder
1/4 ts Cayenne
1 ts Paprika
1 ts Louisiana hot sauce
1 Bay leaf
1 tb Worcestershire
1/4 ts Ground thyme
1 tb Fresh parsley, chopped
Mint
Oregano, for garnish
3 Sage leaves
1 ts Dried rosemary
1/4 ts Ground allspice
1/4 c + 2 T dried summer savory
1/4 c Cumin seeds
2 tb Ea. fennel seeds, caraway
Seeds, dill seeds, cracked
Coriander seeds, sweet basil
And dried chervil
1 tb Ea. celery seeds, dried
Thyme (lemon thyme, if
Available), lavender, sweet
Marjoram
Stock Enhancers- Pick one of:
1/4 c Tomato sauce or Ketchup
4 ds Hot sauce or more
4 ds Fish sauce
4 ds Soy sauce
2 tb Cider vinegar (or to taste)
1 tb Catsup; Tomato
1/2 c White Wine
1/4 c Red Wine; Optional
6 c Beef stock
3/4 c Dry sherry
1/2 c Spaghetti sauce, canned, red
4 Chicken bouillon cubes
2 qt Chicken broth
Each of these options picked in every conceivable combination yields
262080 recipes!!!
Yield: 6 servings
Source from luhu.jp
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