This lentil soup is exactly how I would have made lentil soup on my own, only way more boring. It starts by sauteing a standard mix of celery, carrot, onion and garlic, plus a slice of bacon to add smokey, porky flavor.
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| soup ingredients, waiting for the pot |
The veggie mix is cooked until softened and browned. Always love to see a nice layer of fond on the bottom of the pot!
At this point, I would have deglazed the pan with some white wine or sherry... but not today. In goes the soaked lentils, veggie broth (which I did make fresh) and a bay leaf. Then, it all simmers on low for 45 minutes until the lentils are "tender but not mushy". I think I had the heat too low cause this took me an extra 15 minutes to achieve, but in the end the lentils were perfect.
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| lentil soup |
Final soup was nice. Simple and brothy. Personally, I love lentil soup with a little heat or a nice acid finish, but I still enjoyed my bowl. When I have leftovers, though, I will be sprucing it up a bit. The bacon, as expected, was delicious!!
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| yumm... bacon! |
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