Easy Lentil Soup Recipe With Bacon
While the bacon is cooking use that time to chop your vegetables.
Easy lentil soup recipe with bacon. Cook on a low to medium heat for 10 minutes or until the onions are soft. Let simmer 25 to 30 minutes. Leave the bacon drippings in the pot.
Meanwhile heat onion and bacon in a skillet over medium heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Then add the remaining vegetables and lentils and stir around for a further minute.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Cook on a low to medium heat for 10 minutes until the onions are soft. Add the cumin turmeric garlic and chilli and cook for a further 1 2 minutes until the aromas are released.
Drain lentils add to pan with the ham stock cubes. Pour in the water parsley stock cube and seasoning and bring to the boil. Once it s hot add the pancetta or bacon and start to brown and crisp the bacon in a splash of olive oil.
Blair lonergan for taste of home. In a saucepan brown the bacon. Flash fry bacon lardons in a frying pan to remove excess fat.
Cook until bacon is crispy 5 to 10 minutes. In a large soup pot or dutch oven cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp about 5 minutes. Add the onion bacon and the carrot.