in Germany, Soup Recipes

botos lentil soup

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Ingredients for 8 servings:

  • 500 g lentils, green
  • 2 liters of vegetable broth
  • 1 bunch of soup vegetables
  • 1,000 g leg(s) of beef
  • 100 g bacon, streaky
  • 1 medium-sized onion(s), chopped
  • 6 medium-sized potatoes, diced
  • salt and pepper
  • marjoram

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 13 hours 50 minutes

Rhenish style

Soak the lentils overnight in plenty of water. Cook the meat whole in the vegetable broth for one hour, then remove and cut into bite-sized pieces. Fry the bacon and onions. Finely chop the vegetables and add them to the vegetable broth along with the bacon, onions, lentils, and potatoes. Let everything simmer for 25 minutes. Add the marjoram and season with salt and pepper.

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Written by John Myers

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