Lentil Soup with Ham Recipe
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Ingredients
2-lb fully cooked ham shank
1-1/2 cups dried lentils
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped leek
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 small clove garlic, crushed
1-3/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 cup sliced frankfurters (about3)
Dairy sour cream
Chopped parsley
Lightly smoked, if desired.
Directions
Trim excess fat from ham shank.
In large kettle, combine ham shank and lentils with 5 cups cold water; bring to boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour.
Meanwhile, melt butter in medium skillet.
Add celery, leek, onion, and garlic; saute 5 minutes.
Add sauteed vegetables, salt, thyme, and pepper, along with 2 cups water, to ham shank and lentils.
Simmer, covered, until lentils are tender—about 30 minutes.
Remove ham from soup; cool.
Then cut ham from bone, and dice.
With potato masher, mash vegetables, right in kettle; leave some lentils whole.
Add diced ham to soup, along with frankfurters; simmer, covered, 30 minutes longer.
(For a very thick soup, simmer uncovered.) Serve topped with sour cream and parsley.
Makes 8 cups; 8 servings.
In large kettle, combine ham shank and lentils with 5 cups cold water; bring to boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour.
Meanwhile, melt butter in medium skillet.
Add celery, leek, onion, and garlic; saute 5 minutes.
Add sauteed vegetables, salt, thyme, and pepper, along with 2 cups water, to ham shank and lentils.
Simmer, covered, until lentils are tender—about 30 minutes.
Remove ham from soup; cool.
Then cut ham from bone, and dice.
With potato masher, mash vegetables, right in kettle; leave some lentils whole.
Add diced ham to soup, along with frankfurters; simmer, covered, 30 minutes longer.
(For a very thick soup, simmer uncovered.) Serve topped with sour cream and parsley.
Makes 8 cups; 8 servings.
