LINSENSUPPE (GERMAN LENTIL SOUP WITH FRANKFURTER SLICES)

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This recipe is from *Stroganov to Strudel* (Great Traditional Cooking From Germany, Austria, Hungary & the Czech Republic). Per the intro, "Soups are a favourite in this area, served either as a main meal or a starter. Hearty soups range from creamy Czech soups w/light dumplings, to the famous fruit soups of Hungary & chunky soups of Germany, such as *Lentil Soup* containing sliced frankfurter." If your kids are not entirely opposed to veggie-based soups, then the sight of frankfurter slices may well tempt them to happily eat this healthy soup as a 1-dish meal. (Nearly all the time given is cook time, but I also allowed 15 min for ingredient prep). *Enjoy* !

Provided by twissis

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 Soup Servings, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup brown lentils
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 leek (finely chopped)
1 carrot (finely diced)
2 celery ribs (chopped)
4 ounces lean bacon
2 bay leaves
6 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped, plus extra to garnish)
8 ounces frankfurters (sliced)
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Rinse lentils thoroughly under cold running water (brown lentils don't need to be soaked b4 cooking).
  • Heat oil in a lrg pan & gently fry onion for 5 min till soft. Add leek, carrot, celery, bacon & bay leaves.
  • Add lentils & water to the pan & slowly bring to a boil. Skim the surface & simmer (half-covered) for 45-50 min or till the lentils are soft.
  • Remove piece of bacon, cut into sml cubes (trimming off any excess fat) & return bacon cubes to the pot.
  • Add parsley + frankfurter slices & season w/salt & pepper to taste pref. Simmer gently for 2-3 min, remove bay leaves & serve garnished w/the extra parsley.
  • PERS NOTE: As I entered this recipe, I found myself wondering how the simmer time of 45-50 min might be adapted to crockpot use. If 1 among you is more practiced in this art, I'd appreciate that info. :-).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.1, Fat 21.7, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 31.8, Sodium 612.2, Carbohydrate 25.3, Fiber 10.9, Sugar 2.7, Protein 15.5

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