Palouse Lentil Soup

* Exported from MasterCook II *

PALOUSE LENTIL SOUP

Recipe By : Marty Boucher/Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups, Stews & Chili

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 ounces pepper bacon or smoked bacon -- diced
1 cup yellow onion -- finely diced
1 cup celery -- finely diced
1 cup carrot -- finely diced
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 1/4 cups dried lentils
7 cups chicken stock
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper -- to taste

In a large, heavy saucepan or Dutch oven, saute the bacon over moderate heat
until crisp and brown. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside. Add
onion, celery, carrot, garlic and marjoram and cook for about 5 minutes, or
until the onion is translucent.
Add the lentils, chicken stock and bay leaf, and bring just to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer until the lentils are tender. About 30
minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. If the soup becomes too thick
during cooking, add more chicken stock.
Garnish with bacon.

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NOTES : Marty was one of my neighbors in Saudi Arabia--I have not yet made
this recipe of hers but I have made others and they were delicious!
Especially her Hot German Potato Salad.