Lentil Bacon Soup Food

CREAMY LENTIL & SPINACH SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Put the oil, onions, carrots and celery in a large saucepan, and cook for about 10 mins to soften.
• Stir in the lentils and pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 30-35 mins or until the lentils are soft, topping up with water if the mixture begins to dry out. Pop in the spinach and cook for a few mins more, until wilted. Blitz the soup until smooth, then stir through the cream and season. Keep the soup warm over a low heat.
• Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and fry until crisp and golden. Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with a little cream and crumble over the crispy bacon.

CARROT, LENTIL AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the bacon and onion and saute over a medium heat for 4-5 mins or until pale golden.
• 2. Stir in the carrots, lentils, puree and curry paste and mix well. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Boil uncovered for 5 mins, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 mins or until the carrots and lentils are tender.
• 3. Blitz the soup with a stick blender until smooth. Adjust the seasoning to taste, then serve with a dollop of yogurt, a scattering of coriander and croutons if liked.

BACON LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large pot or dutch oven until crispy. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate, leaving fat in pan.
• Adjust heat to medium-low. Add diced onion, sliced carrots, chopped celery. Saute in bacon fat for 5 minutes. (If pot is dry, add a little olive oil as needed.) Add garlic, oregano and thyme, and cook, stirring for one minute.
• Add vegetable broth, tomatoes, lentils, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Crumble bacon and add to pot.
• Bring to a simmer and cover; cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are soft, about 1-1 1/2 hour. Salt and pepper to taste.
• If desired garnish with grated cheese and herbs. And if you like it spicy, add a few dashes (or more!) of hot sauce.

LENTIL & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, 1 pack of pancetta and the carrot. Cook on a low to medium heat for 10 minutes until the onions are soft.
• Add the cumin, turmeric, garlic and chilli and cook for a further 1 - 2 minutes until the aromas are released.
• Pour in 1.25 litres of boiling water, crumble in the stock cubes and add the lentils. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 mins, stirring occasionally to ensure the lentils aren't sticking.
• Meanwhile, fry the remaining lardons in a small frying pan for about 10 minutes until crispy. You don't need to add any oil as plenty will run from the pancetta.
• Serve the soup with a sprinkle of crispy lardons on top.

LENTIL SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a saucepan, brown the bacon. Remove the bacon and set aside.
• Add onion and carrots, cook 5 minutes.
• Add lentils, chicken broth and bay leaf.
• Let simmer 25 to 30 minutes.
• Add the bacon, cumin and parsley.

SMOKED BACON AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large soup pot and fry the bacon until the fat begins to run.
• Add carrots, onion, celery and cook over high heat and stirring as needed until the edges of the vegetables begin to brown.
• Add lentils, tomatoes, garlic and stock.
• When this comes to a boil, put the lid on and reduce heat, allowing to simmer as gently as possible.
• Simmer for 45 minutes, then add the cabbage.
• Cook an additional 15 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
• Stir in parsley, and serve immediately.

LENTIL, BACON AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir carrots and onions in bacon drippings until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Add tomato paste, garlic, thyme and pepper; cook 1 minute longer., Add stock and wine; increase heat to medium-high. Cook 2 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in butter beans, lentils and bacon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Uncover; continue simmering until vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes. Garnish with thyme sprigs if desired.

LENTIL AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Place the rinsed lentils in a large saucepan with the onions and carrots. If you're using a ham hock or gammon joint place this on top of the lentils and vegetables. If you're using bacon there's no need to add it yet.
• Pour over enough cold water to cover everything completely - about 1.5-2 litres. Lentils swell as they cook so you might need to add more liquid later.
• Bring to the boil, then turn down to a gentle simmer. Add the chopped bacon and ham stock cube if using, then cook on a gentle heat for 11/2-2 hours. Give the soup a stir every now and then to make sure it isn't sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• If you're cooking a ham hock or gammon joint with the soup, it will defintely need a good two hours on a slow simmer. The soup is ready when the ham hock or gammon joint pulls apart easily with two forks. Carefully lift the joint from the soup and place on a chopping board.
• Using two forks, shred the meat into small chunks and add to the soup. Taste the soup to see if it needs salt and pepper before serving.

SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Rinse lentils well under cold running water. Drain and transfer to a slow cooker. Pour in water until water level is twice as high as lentils. Add bay leaf and set slow cooker to High.
• Meanwhile, heat onion and bacon in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until bacon is crispy, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with garlic powder and transfer bacon-onion mixture to the slow cooker.
• Cook on High until lentils are tender, about 5 hours.

MEXICAN LENTIL SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place lentils in a soup pot and cover with 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until lentils are soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Season with salt during the last few minutes of cooking.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Add onion; saute until transparent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cilantro; cook until tomatoes change color, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture over cooked lentils. Bring to a boil and cook until flavors blend, 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve with banana slices.

LENTIL AND CANADIAN BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat 8-9 hours, or high heat 3-5 hours, or until lentils are tender. Stir well before serving.

HEARTY LENTIL SOUP WITH BACON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Combine onion, celery, carrot, bacon and garlic in heavy Dutch oven. Stir over medium-high heat 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Uncover; add 7 cups broth, lentils, thyme and bay leaf and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf.
• Transfer half of soup to processor; cool slightly. Puree until smooth. Return puree to Dutch oven. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer, thinning with more broth, if desired. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• Combine parsley and chives in small bowl. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle parsley mixture over and serve.

EASY BACON AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the lentils and put them in a large saucepan with the stock. Add salt and pepper and the clove.
• Roughly chop the onion, bacon and garlic and add these to the saucepan along with the tinned tomatoes.
• Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 1 hour, until the lentils are soft.
• Peel and roughly chop the potatoes into similar sizes and add these to the saucepan. Cook for a further 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Remove the clove and then blend or purée the soup until smooth.
• Serve hot with crusty bread.

GREEN LENTIL & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the lentils thoroughly and set aside.
• In a pot, heat the oil and cook the onion and the bacon for 5 minutes.
• Add the celery and lentils and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients, aside from the kale, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add the kale and cook for 10 more minutes. Adjust the seasoning and serve.

LENTIL SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large saucepan or Dutch oven on medium heat until crisp. Remove all but 1 tablespoon drippings from pan. Add butter, onion, carrots, celery and garlic; cook and stir 5 minutes or until softened. Add beef stock and tomatoes; bring to boil.
• Stir in lentils and seasonings. Return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until lentils are tender. Discard bay leaves.
• With center part of cover removed to let steam escape, puree 2 cups of the soup in blender on high speed until smooth. Return pureed mixture to saucepan. Ladle into soup bowls.

STEWED LENTILS WITH BACON AND HERBS

Steps:

• To cook the lentils: In a large saucepan combine all the ingredients. Add water to the pot until it covers the ingredients by about 2 inches. Bring the water to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for about 20 to 30 minutes or until the lentils are soft.
• Remove the pot from the heat and season the water with salt. Taste the water to make sure it is seasoned. Let the lentils sit in the salty water for about 10 to 15 minutes. This will allow the lentils to absorb the seasoned water. Ladle off 1 cup of the lentil cooking water and reserve.
• Remove all the vegetables and aromatics from the lentils and discard. Strain the lentils from the water.
• To assemble the lentils: Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon lardoons. When the bacon has rendered off a lot of fat and has become brown and crispy, add the onions. Season the onions with salt and sweat them until they become very soft and aromatic.
• Add the celery, fennel and carrot. Season with salt and saute over medium heat until the vegetables start to become soft and aromatic, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 to 2 minutes more. Add the cooked lentils, 1/4 of the reserved lentil cooking water, the mustard and vinegar. Cook until most of the liquid has reduced. Taste for seasoning, add salt or more vinegar, if needed. Serve hot or at room temperature.
• MMMMM!!!! Lentils and bacon...OH MY!!