Serves
4
Prep
15
mins
Cooking
130
hrsmins
Homestyle Red Lentil Soup
Directions
Step 1
Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Cover and simmer for about 60 - 90 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
Step 2
Remove meat from bones and discard bones, stirring meat back into soup. Discard bay leaf.
Step 3
Season to taste. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Tips
- For a vegetarian option, omit bacon bones and beef stock cubes and replace with vegetable stock cubes. Add 3 cloves garlic, sauteed prior to adding remaining soup ingredients.
- A tasty way of getting vegies and lentils into kids, simply puree the soup once cooked and serve with toast soldiers for dipping!
Ingredients
- 800g crushed tomatoes
- 1 large onion, finely sliced
- 4 celery sticks, diced
- 375g McKenzie's Red Lentils
- 4 carrots, diced
- 500g bacon bones
- 12 cups water
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 1 bay leaf
- To taste, McKenzie's Australian Natural Sea Salt
- To taste, McKenzie's Whole Black Peppercorns