Recipe For Lentil Soup With Bacon
Add the bacon cumin and parsley.
Recipe for lentil soup with bacon. Step 2 meanwhile heat onion and bacon in a skillet over medium heat. Stir over medium high heat 2 minutes. Add lentils chicken broth and bay leaf.
Reduce heat to medium low. Combine onion celery carrot bacon and garlic in heavy dutch oven. Add vegetable broth tomatoes lentils bay leaf salt and pepper.
Step 4 meanwhile fry the remaining lardons in a small frying pan for about 10 minutes until crispy. Crumble bacon and add to pot. Let simmer 25 to 30 minutes.
Add the bacon onion and red pepper. Remove the bacon and set aside. Add bay leaf and set slow cooker to high.
Bring to a simmer and cover. 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.
Add garlic oregano and thyme and cook stirring for one minute. Cook stirring occasionally until the lentils are soft about 1 1 1 2 hour. Boil a kettle and use this to make your stock or if using fresh stock bring.