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Grandma's lentil soup from Silesia

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 250 g lentils
  • 1 soup vegetables
  • 20 g butter
  • 20 g flour
  • 50 g bacon
  • 1 onion(s)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp vinegar

Instructions

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

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Soak the lentils overnight. Chop the soup vegetables and cook them with the lentils in 2 liters of broth until soft. Melt the butter in a saucepan, dust with flour, and make a roux. Add a ladleful of hot lentil broth and then add to the soup. Dice the bacon and onions, sauté, and then add to the soup. Simmer everything for 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper. If desired, you can add the vinegar or set it aside for seasoning.

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Written by John Myers

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