Recipe Lentil Soup With Bacon
Add the olive oil onions celery carrots and garlic.
Recipe lentil soup with bacon. Pour in 1 25 litres of boiling water crumble in the stock cubes and add the lentils. You ll need to cook the vegetables and it also adds flavor. In a saucepan brown the bacon.
Return to the boil. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 mins stirring occasionally to ensure the lentils aren t sticking. Cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp.
Let simmer 25 to 30 minutes. Cook until the onions are soft and translucent about 5 minutes. Stir for a minute then pour over the just boiled stock and add the herbs.
Add lentils chicken broth and bay leaf. Add the bacon cumin and parsley. Don t be tempted to discard the bacon fat before you add the vegetables to the pot.
Season with salt and pepper. Add onion and carrots cook 5 minutes.