LENTIL AND SPLIT PEA SOUP

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Categories     Pork     Soup/Stew     Winter     Dinner     Stew

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 slices bacon
1 piece onion, chopped
1 piece carrot, chopped
1/4 cup chopped leek (white and pale green parts only)
1 clove garlic, minced
6 cups low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup lentils
1/2 cup split peas
1/2 piece large potato, peeled, grated
1 piece smoked ham hock
1/4 cup chopped celery with leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 piece bay leaf
2 tablespoons dry red wine

Steps:

  • Saute bacon in heavy large dutch over over medium-high heat until fat is rendered, about 4 minutes. Drain off all but 1 1/2 tablespoons of fat. Add onion, carrot, leek and garlic and saute until light brown, about 10 minutes. Add broth, lentils, split peas potato, ham hock, celery, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until lentils and split peas are tender, about 45 minutes. Stir in red wine and simmer 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
  • Remove ham hock from soup and remove any meat attached to bone. Cube meat and return to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before serving)

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