Down Home Lentil Soup

This hearty and healhty lentil soup is flavored with ham and crushed red pepper.

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Ingredients:

• 1 small onion
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 hamhock
• 1 ham bone
• 2 chicken boullion
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 12 cups water
• 12 ounces of lentils
• Salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Method

Place hamhock and ham bone in pot with the 12 cups of water. Bring to a boil and simmer until all flavor is released from ham bone and hamhock is tender. Remove ham bone from pot and discard, reserving meat. Place pot of liquid on high heat to reduce until 5 cups remain. Meanwhile, chop onion finely, saute with garlic, add carrots and cook slowly for 2 minutes. Add reduced broth to onion mixture, add lentils and bring to a boil. Add chicken boullion and let cook uncovered, for 30 minutes or until lentils are tender and soup is reduced to desired consistency. Season with kosher salt. Ladle soup with pieces of hamhock and top with cracked black pepper. Serve with hearty bread.

Notes: For the grated carrot, I actually juiced some carrots and used the pulp for the grated carrot. Lentils should be completely broken down and soup should have a smooth consistency.

Number of servings: 6

Submitted By: mohaganie29
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