Old Fashion Lentil Soup Food

OLD FASHIONED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan. Add onions and cook gently until softened about 2 minutes. Add carrots and cook 2 minutes longer. Add cumin and cook 30 seconds. Add lentils and rice and combine well. 2. Add water or stock and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook gently 20 to 25 minutes or until lentils and rice are very tender and soup is thick. (Add more water if necessary.) Season to taste with salt and pepper, a little lemon juice and sprinkle with cilantro when serving.

OLD FASHION LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Soak lentils for 12 hours in 6 cups of water.
• Drain. Put in pot with 12 cups of water and ham bone. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer on low for 3 hours.
• Add chopped onion, celery and carrots. Simmer for another hour. Thicken by adding butter and flour. Add paprika and salt to taste.
• Just before serving add 1 vinegar or strained tomatoes. Serve.

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a large pan and add the lentils. Bring to the boil and allow the lentils to soften for a few minutes.
• Add the carrots and leeks and season (don't add salt if you use ham stock as it will make it too salty). Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 45-60 mins until the lentils have broken down. Scatter over the parsley and serve with buttered bread, if you like.