Lentil Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz lentils
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 pints stock or water
  • Bacon scraps
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 oz butter or margarine
  • ½ oz flour
  • ½ pint semi-skimmed or whole milk

Method:

  1. Wash and soak the lentils overnight. Drain.
  2. Prepare and slice the vegetables and than lightly fry them in a pan with 1 oz butter or margarine.
  3. Add the stock, seasoning, bacon scraps and lentils and simmer for 1½ hours until the lentils are tender. Rub the soup through a sieve.
  4. Melt 1 oz butter or margarine in a saucepan, add the flour, blend well, and let it cook for a minute or two without colouring. Gradually add the lentil puree,  stirring all the time.  Bring to the boil and cook for 3 minutes.
  5. Add the milk and re-heat, without boiling, and serve.

Goes well served with croutons of fried bread.

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