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🍽️ Hearty Lentil Soup with Bacon

485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g brown lentils
• 2 carrots
• 200 g celeriac
• 2 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 150 g streaky bacon
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 800 ml meat broth
• 200 g mettwurst
• salt
• balsamic vinegar
• pepper (from the mill)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the lentils under running water.
2. 2. Let the lentils drain well in a colander.
3. 3. Peel the carrots and the celery.
4. 4. Slice the carrots into thin rounds.
5. 5. Dice the celery into small pieces.
6. 6. Peel the shallots and the garlic.
7. 7. Finely chop the shallots and the garlic.
8. 8. Dice the bacon into small pieces.
9. 9. Heat oil in a large pot.
10. 10. Fry the bacon briefly in the hot oil.
11. 11. Add the carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic to the pot.
12. 12. Pour the meat broth into the pot.
13. 13. Add the drained lentils to the pot.
14. 14. Add a bay leaf to the soup.
15. 15. Let the soup simmer on low heat.
16. 16. Stir the soup occasionally.
17. 17. Simmer the soup for about 30 minutes.
18. 18. Wash the spring onions.
19. 19. Trim the ends of the spring onions.
20. 20. Slice the spring onions into rings.
21. 21. Slice the mettwurst (a type of firm sausage) into slices.
22. 22. Add the mettwurst and the spring onion rings to the stew.
23. 23. Cook the soup for another 10 minutes.
24. 24. Check if the ingredients are cooked through.
25. 25. Season the soup with salt.
26. 26. Season the soup with vinegar.
27. 27. Season the soup with pepper.
28. 28. Serve the soup.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 485
• Protein: 27 g · Fett/Fat: 29 g · Carbs: 33 g