My Mom's Lentil Soup

Submitted by CIndytc

"This is an old recipe that I grew up on...Do not use smoked ham hocks...only fresh ones."

 

• Ready In: 48hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 453.59 g bag lentils
• 4 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2.46 ml garlic, chopped
• 2-3 fresh pork hocks
• 118.29 ml brown sugar

directions

1. Combine all but brown sugar after adding cold water to cover. Simemr about 2 hours. After simmering, add your brown sugar. If it does not taste sweet enouph to you add a little more brown sugar. Remove hocks, cool, take off meat and add to soup.

Reviews

[ladyfingers]

Some older and more simple recipes still remain the best...very tasty. I did heed Bobtail's advice about simmering the pork hocks for an extra 30 minutes or so before adding the other ingredients. Thanks, Cindytc, for sharing a passed-down recipe.

 

[Bobtail]

DH and I have just over the last year or so been introduced to lentils and we love them. This recipe is great and so easy to prepare. I think DH has eaten the majority of this soup and saying each time he gets some, This stuff is good! LOL! The only thing I would do differently next time is to simmer the hocks for about 30 minutes or longer before adding the other ingredients, as my lentils got a little mushier than I would like. This is a keeper! Thanks Clndytc!