Lentil and Bacon Soup

Name: Lentil and Bacon Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h 55 min
Total time: 8 h 55 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves; 110 g onions; 100 g celery stalks; 30 g olive oil; 6 slices smoked bacon; 150 g red lentils; 150 g split peas; 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 800 g boiling water; 1 chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l); 1 Tbsp tomato purée; ½ tsp fine sea salt; ½ tsp smoked paprika; 2 pinches ground black pepper

4.7 385 ratings

Prep. 10 min

Total 8 h 55 min

6 portions

Ingredients

garlic cloves
2
onions quartered
110 g
celery stalks cut in pieces (3 cm)
100 g
olive oil
30 g
smoked bacon (approx. 150 g), diced (1 cm)
6 slices
red lentils rinsed
150 g
split peas soaked overnight and rinsed
150 g
tinned chopped tomatoes
400 g
boiling water
800 g
chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l) crumbled
1
1 heaped tsp chicken stock paste, homemade
tomato purée
1 Tbsp
fine sea salt
½ tsp
smoked paprika
½ tsp
ground black pepper plus extra for sprinkling
2 pinches