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🍽️ The Classic Lentil Stew

573 kcal · 115 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g brown split lentils
• 300 g smoked belly pork (streaky, whole)
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1 bunch soup vegetables (diced)
• 1 carrot (diced)
• 400 g potatoes (diced)
• salt and pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• some thyme
• some marjoram
• 2 pairs Frankfurter sausages (or Vienna sausages)
• some vinegar

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the flat lentils under running water.
2. 2. Place the drained lentils in a bowl.
3. 3. Pour 1.5 liters of cold water over the lentils.
4. 4. Let the lentils soak in the water overnight.
5. 5. Place the soaked lentils into a large pot.
6. 6. Add the pork belly to the pot.
7. 7. Add your spices to the pot.
8. 8. Strain the water used for soaking the lentils through a sieve.
9. 9. Pour 3/4 liter of the strained soaking water into the pot.
10. 10. Bring the mixture in a pot to a boil.
11. 11. Reduce the heat to a low setting.
12. 12. Let the stew simmer gently for about 40 minutes.
13. 13. Add the remaining vegetables (except the potatoes) to the pot.
14. 14. Cook the stew for another 20 minutes.
15. 15. Add the diced potatoes to the pot.
16. 16. Cook the stew for another 20 minutes.
17. 17. Slice the sausages about 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
18. 18. Add the sausage slices to the pot.
19. 19. Season the finished stew with salt to taste.
20. 20. Season the stew with pepper to taste.
21. 21. Season the stew with vinegar to taste.
22. 22. Place a bottle of vinegar on the table.
23. 23. Allow each guest to add acidity to their own bowl as they like.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 573
• Protein: 30 g · Fett/Fat: 37 g · Carbs: 37 g