Lentil Soup With Bacon
photo by Geema
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 8 ounces smoked bacon, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1⁄2 head cabbage, diced
- 1 celery rib, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried marjoram
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried savory
- 1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seed, ground
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
- 8 -10 cups beef broth or 8 -10 cups stock
- 1 cup lentils
- salt
- pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups plain yogurt
directions
- In a large soup pot or saucepan cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat.
- Stir in vegetables and herbs (next 9 ingredients or onions - caraway) and reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook until vegetables are tender (20 minutes).
- Stir in tomato paste, paprika and chili powder and stir 3 minutes before adding the 8 cups of broth or stock.Simmer for 1 hour.
- Stir in lentils, covering pot partially and simmer for 2 3/4 hours, stirring frequently and adding more broth to pot if needed.
- Season with salt and pepper. Add more chili powder if desired and cook for another 15 minutes.(see note in description).
- Ladle into bowls and top with yogurt or sour cream.
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Reviews
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Different...but delicious. This recipe veers drastically from my normal lentil soup, using cabbage, paprika and chili powder. But, the results are rich and appealing. The long cooking results in a deep flavored, satisfying soup lightened a bit by the dollop of yogurt on top. My DH shook a shower of red pepper flakes on top of his and enjoyed every mouthful. Thanks for breaking me out of my lentil soup rut.
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