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🍲 Tasty Lentil Soup with Kasseler and Sausages

490 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• yellow onions 1 pc.
• garlic cloves 1 pc.
• soup vegetables 1 bunch
• potatoes, mostly waxy 300 g
• belly bacon 125 g
• Kasseler, in one piece 150 g
• oil 2 tbsp
• lentils, brown 350 g
• bay leaves, dried 2 pc.
• vegetable broth 1 L
• Vienna sausages 2 pc.
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• cumin pinch
• balsamic vinegar, dark 2 tbsp
• sugar pinch

Instructions

1. 1. Halve the onion, remove the skin, and cut it into fine cubes.
2. 2. Peel the garlic and dice it finely as well.
3. 3. Wash the soup vegetables, peel them if necessary, and cut them into small pieces.
4. 4. Wash the parsley, remove the thick stems, and chop the leaves finely.
5. 5. Peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut them into large cubes.
6. 6. Cut the bacon into small pieces.
7. 7. Cut the Kasseler (smoked pork) into large chunks.
8. 8. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pot over medium heat.
9. 9. Sauté the onions for about 2 minutes until they become translucent.
10. 10. Add the bacon, garlic, soup vegetables, and potatoes to the pot.
11. 11. Fry the ingredients for about 3 minutes.
12. 12. Add the lentils and the bay leaf.
13. 13. Stir the broth if necessary and pour it into the pot.
14. 14. Bring the soup to a boil.
15. 15. Cover the pot and cook the soup for about 20 minutes over medium heat until the lentils are al dente (firm to the bite).
16. 16. Slice the Vienna sausages.
17. 17. Add the Kasseler and the sausage slices to the soup.
18. 18. Let the soup simmer for about 10 minutes on low heat.
19. 19. Season the soup with salt, pepper, cumin, vinegar, and sugar to taste.
20. 20. Serve the soup garnished with freshly chopped parsley.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 490
• Protein: 24 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 52 g