Lentils in Turkey Broth

"My DH appreciates a lentil soup that is less salty than my usual ham hock recipe. So I created this one for him."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
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ingredients

  • 2 turkey wings, large,oven roasted til browned
  • 1 quart water or 1 quart chicken stock, for broth pot
  • 1 onion, large,chopped,put peelings in broth pot to add golden color
  • 2 carrots, washed,peeled,chopped,put peelings in broth pot
  • 3 celery ribs, washed,chopped,put tops and leaves in broth pot
  • 1 leek, split,washed,chopped,white part only,put a few of the green part in broth pot
  • 3 potatoes, yukon gold,washed,chopped
  • 12 lb lentils
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 14 cup parsley, chopped
  • salt and pepper
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directions

  • In crockpot, cook oven-roasted turkey wings until meat is tender, along with vegetable peelings.
  • Remove turkey wings from broth and cool.
  • Strain broth and discard vegetable peelings.
  • Return broth to crockpot.
  • Cook Lentils in separate pot until tender.
  • Rinse well in cool water.
  • Put in crockpot with broth.
  • Saute chopped vegetables in olive oil or butter until almost cooked.
  • Put in crockpot with broth and lentils.
  • Remove meat from cooled turkey wings.
  • Put in crockpot with broth, lentils, and vegetables.
  • Cook soup until vegetables are tender.
  • Serve with burrito style tortillas that have been cut into triangles, deep-fat fried, and sprinkled with Tony Cacheries Cajun spice and curry powder.
  • My DH calls these"Cheater Chapatis.
  • "Can also serve with very ripe tomatoes diced small and put in soup at the table.

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