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Lentil soup with spaetzle

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Ingredients for 6 servings:

  • 200 g lentils
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp, heaped thyme
  • 2 liters of vegetable broth
  • 1 m.-sized onion(s)
  • 250 g smoked ham cubes
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cups spaetzle
  • 3 Mettwurst sausages

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes; Total time approx. 13 hours 30 minutes

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The cup used holds approximately 200 ml. Soak the lentils for 12 hours, or overnight if necessary, then simmer in the vegetable broth with salt, pepper, and thyme for approximately 1 hour. Peel and dice the onion. Sauté the diced onion and ham in a pan. Add the tomato paste and sauté briefly. Add the mixture to the lentils. Chop the Mettwurst sausages and add them along with the spaetzle, then cook for another 15 minutes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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