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Lentil Soup Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1¼ cups dried lentils
¾ lb. smoked pork rib or neck bones
1 large onion
1 large carrot
1 large stalk celery
2 tbsps. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
2¼ cups water
1-14oz. can beef broth
1 -2 tbsps. red wine vinegar
1-14½ oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
¼ tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
pinch salt

Directions:
Directions:
Rinse and sort lentils. Rinse bones to remove excess salt. Dice onion, carrot and celery. Heat butter and oil in 5 quart dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery. and saute until onion is soft ( 6 minutes). Add lentils and bones to pan. Stir in2¼ cups water, the broth and 1 tbsp. of the vinegar. Drain liquid from tomatoes into pan. Finely chop tomatoes in can with scissors or knife; add to pan. Stir in pepper and bay leaf. Heat over high heat to boiling; reduce to low. Simmer covered, stirring occasionally until lentils are tender (50-60 minutes). Remove from heat. Remove bay leaf. and bones from soup. Let bones cool slightly then remove meat from bones; discard bones. Chop meat fine and stir into soup and simmer; remove pan from heat. Stir in parsley. Add salt and remaining vinegar if needed. Makes 9 cups.

 

 

 

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