This was a viewer request from a while ago for an easy lentil soup recipe. The key ingredient for my version is the smoked, and amazingly delicious, “ham hock.” For those of you not familiar with this piece of pork, here’s what Wikipedia, had to say ..
Soak the lentils overnight in enough water to cover.
When ready to cook, presoak a clay pot for 15 minutes.
Put the lentils in the presoaked clay pot, after draining off and discarding the water, then add the ham hocks and all the other ingredients.
Cover the ..
Cover ham hocks with water.
Bring to boil.
Remove hocks and discard water.
Return hocks to pot.
Add the 3 quarts water, herbs, spices, and onion.
Simmer about 2 hours.
Remove ham, discarding fat and bones.
Cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
Strain liquid to ..
GETTING READY
1) In a large pan, place the lentils and stock.
2) Let the lentils soak for 1-2 hours.
MAKING
3) When lentils are soaked, add garlic, onions, ham, tomatoes and bay leaves to the stock and boil the mixture.
4) Cover the pan and let the stock ..
Sort and wash beans.
Place beans in a large Dutch oven.
Cover with water 2 inches above beans, let soak overnight.
Saute carrots, onion, and celery in butter in a large Dutch oven.
Add remaining ingredients except potatoes.
Drain beans, add to vegetable ..
GETTING READY
1. Sort the beans, rinse under water and drain. Keep aside.
MAKING
2. In 5-quart Dutch oven, add all the soup ingredients.
3. Bring the contents to boil.
4. Decrease heat; cook under cover for 1 hour until lentils are soft and tender, but not ..
MAKING
1. In a large casserole, add water and place the bones in it; microwave for twenty minutes; remove the bones and reserve the liquid
2. In a suitable dish, melt margarine in the microwave oven, add chopped onion, carrot, celery and green pepper and cook ..
Soak lentils overnight.
Drain lentils; add ham stock and 1 quart cold water.
Bring to a boil; cover.
Re- duce heat; simmer for 30 minutes.
Add celery, onion and carrot; simmer for 1 hour.
Add cloves; simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes
MAKING
1. In a large casserole, add water and place the bones in it; microwave for twenty minutes; remove the bones and reserve the liquid
2. In a suitable dish, melt margarine in the microwave oven, add chopped onion, carrot, celery and green pepper and cook ..
Combine all ingredients except mustard in large saucepan. Heat to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Stir in mustard. Discard bay leaf. Serve soup
MAKING
1) In a slow cooker, place all the ingredients.
2) Cover the cooker and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours.
3) Before it is time to serve, take out the bay leaf and ham bone.
4) From the bone, dice the meat and fat and return to the soup.
SERVING
5) Ladle ..
1. Combine the lentils and water in a large kettle.
2. Saute the pork five minutes. Add the vegetables and garlic and cook ten minutes. Add to the lentils. Add the ham bone, the bay leaf and cloves tied in a cheesecloth, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, and ..
1. In a large saucepan or flameproof casserole, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot and cook 5 minutes, or until softened. Add lentils, water, ham hock, and oregano. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 35 to ..
Sort and wash lentils.
In 3 or 4-quart casserole, combine lentils, ham hock, onion, carrot, peppercorns, Worcestershire sauce, salt and 4 cups of the water.
Cook, covered, 28 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add remaining 2 cups water and Cook, covered,
1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the onion, celery and carrots and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the lentils, stock and water and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until the lentils are ..
Put the ham into a saucepan and add cold water to cover.
Set the pan over high heat and bring the water to a boil, skimming the fat and scum from the surface.
Remove the pan from the heat, drain the ham then rinse it in cold water.
Melt the drippings in a ..
Rinse lentils. In a 4-quart Dutch oven combine lentils and water.
Stir cubed ham, carrots, onion, bay leaf, pepper, marjoram, and garlic powder into the Dutch oven. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 30 minutes or till lentils are ..
Sort and wash lentils.
In 3 or 4-quart casserole, combine lentils, ham hock, onion, carrot, peppercorns, Worcestershire sauce, salt and 4 cups of the water.
Cook covered, 28 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add remaining 2 cups water and cook covered, 14 ..
