Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lentils and bacon soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lentils and Bacon Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Lentils and Bacon Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
Whether you're looking to eat better in the new year or chase away the winter doldrums (I need to do both), this lentil soup is just the ticket. I love it for its many layers of flavor: the smokiness of the bacon, earthiness of the lentils, and sweetness of the vegetables. The key to success is to use French lentils. This mouthwatering lentil and bacon soup is so easy to make at home and tastes delicious too.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook lentils and bacon soup using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lentils and Bacon Soup:
- Take 150 grams Dried lentil beans
- Make ready 1 Onion
- Make ready 1 Tomato
- Prepare 1 clove Garlic
- Get 1 1/2 cm Fresh ginger
- Get 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper (optional)
- Take 1 heaping teaspoon Coriander powder
- Prepare 1/2 Vegetable or chicken stock
- Prepare 3 lashers Bacon
- Take 1 to garnish Daikon radish sprouts (optional)
- Get 1 squeeze Lemon
- Take 1 Salt
- Take 1 refer to the step Water
In this video recipe I show you how to make delicious lentil and bacon soup. It uses simple ingredients and techniques, and the soup is very nutritious and. By Caroline Hire - Food writer. Blend your storecupboard pulses with cumin, turmeric and garlic to create this robust soup with crispy pancetta topping.
Steps to make Lentils and Bacon Soup:
- Finely chop the tomato, onion, garlic, and ginger. Soak 150 g of lentils in 400 ml of water in a heatproof dish.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the garlic and ginger. Microwave the lentils for 15 minutes.
- Add the onions and stir-fry for 3 minutes until the color becomes like this.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, cayenne pepper and coriander. Mix well. If you stir over heat, it becomes thick and sticky.
- Slice the bacon into strips and fry without oil (use oil rendered from the bacon) until crisp.
- Remove the lentils from the microwave. It's cooked if it's soft like mashed potatoes.
- Add lentils with the water to the paste made in Step 4. Add water (not listed) until 4 to 5 cm above the surface, and mix well.
- If you mix well, the result will be a slightly thick soup. If it's too dense, dilute with water.
- Add a modest amount of soup stock and 4/3 of the bacon. Simmer over a low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Adjust the taste by adding salt.
- Top with the remaining bacon and lemon, and enjoy. Squeeze some lemon juice before serving.
- It goes well with rice, naan, and bread. You could mix in a portion of rice into the curry and let the flavors meld.
By Caroline Hire - Food writer. Blend your storecupboard pulses with cumin, turmeric and garlic to create this robust soup with crispy pancetta topping. Put the olive oil in a large saucepan set over a low-medium heat and add the bacon, onion, carrot and celery. Bacon adds a smoky, salty flavor to this easy and delicious slow cooker lentil soup full of veggies, protein and fiber. The hectic holiday season and everyday life as a busy work-at-home mother of a toddler practically beg for easy and delicious slow cooker recipes.
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