
Lentil and bacon soup

Ingredients
2 | Onions |
2 Tbsp | Oil |
2 cloves | Garlic |
3 | Carrots |
2 stalks | Celery |
1 | Bacon hock |
1 to taste | Ground black pepper |
1 cup | Brown lentils |
1 | Lemon |
2 sprigs | Thyme |
Directions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan and gently sweat chopped onion, crushed garlic, chopped carrots and sliced celery.
- Add bacon hock (skin and fat removed), lentils, thyme and cover with cold water
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add more water to pan if mixture becomes too thick.
- Remove hock, cut off meat and add to soup. Add freshly ground black pepper and squeeze over lemon juice.
http://www.bite.co.nz/recipe/2754/Lentil-and-bacon-soup/
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