Lentil stew

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 cup(s) lentils
• 1 stalk(s) leek
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion(s)
• 1 pack of sauce powder, roast
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 500 g potatoes, raw
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 carnations
• Thyme
• salt and pepper
• Sugar
• Vinegar
• 2 sausages, smoked sausages or mettenden
• possibly Maggi

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Soak the lentils overnight. Trim the leeks, slice them into rings, and dice the carrots and onions. Heat the fat in a large pot and sauté the vegetables. Add the lentils and the soaking water (about 1 liter). Add the bay leaves, cloves, thyme (optional), and a pinch of salt. Let everything simmer for about 1 hour. Prepare the gravy according to the instructions and stir in the tomato paste. Add to the stew along with the smoked pork and let simmer for another 1/2 hour. Meanwhile, dice the potatoes and cook them with a pinch of salt until tender, reserving the potato water (you can use this to thin the stew if necessary). Mash half of the potatoes (this makes the stew nice and creamy). Add everything to the lentils and season with salt, pepper, sugar, and vinegar. Maggi also works well. This stew tastes even better reheated.