Name: Lentil soup
Cook time: 125 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium brown onion (150g), chopped finely; 1 stalk celery (150g), trimmed, chopped finely; 1 medium carrot (120g), chopped finely; 250 gram bacon bones; 250 gram brown lentils; 410 gram can crushed tomatoes; 1 litre (4 cups) beef stock; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

This slow-cooked lentil soup is hearty and nourishing thanks to the goodness of carrot and lentils with richness of bacon bones and beef stock.

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium brown onion (150g), chopped finely

1 stalk celery (150g), trimmed, chopped finely

1 medium carrot (120g), chopped finely

250 gram bacon bones

250 gram brown lentils

410 gram can crushed tomatoes

1 litre (4 cups) beef stock

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Method

1.Heat oil in large saucepan; cook onion, celery and carrot, stirring, until onion is soft.

2.Add bones, lentils, undrained tomatoes and stock to pan. Cover; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, about 1½ hours or until lentils are tender.

3.Remove from heat; remove any meat from bones and add to pan, discarding bones. Stir parsley through soup.

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