Grandma's lentil soup

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 300 g lentils
• 1 ½ liters vegetable broth
• 1 carrot(s)
• 1 stalk(s) Celery
• 300 g potatoes (waxy)
• 1 onion(s)
• 50 g bacon (breakfast bacon)
• 2 sausages (Wiener)
• ½ lemon(s)
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 4 tbsp sugar
• salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (alternatively Maggi with 1 tsp tomato paste)
• 2 tbsp olive oil if needed
• Cayenne pepper
• 8 prunes

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

delicious lentil soup with sausages and prunes

Place the lentils and vegetable stock in a pot and simmer for 30 minutes. In the meantime, clean or peel the vegetables and potatoes and cut into small cubes. Finely dice the bacon. Slice the sausages. First, fry the bacon in a pan without fat until crispy. Then fry the sausage slices, adding 1 tablespoon of olive oil if desired. Remove the bacon and sausages from the pan and set aside. Now fry the vegetables and potatoes in the same pan for 1-2 minutes, adding 1 tablespoon of olive oil if desired. Add the vegetables and potatoes to the lentils and simmer for another 10 minutes. Then add the bacon and sausages, quarter the prunes and add them too. Now season to taste with plenty of salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with enough lemon juice, vinegar, and sugar until the soup tastes pleasantly sweet and sour. Serve hot.