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Lentil soup recipe

Lentil Soup

A cheap meal perfect for those cold winter days.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine South African
Servings 8 servings
Calories 272 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 500 grams mutton shanks or beef shin
  • 500 ml lentils red
  • 2 medium onions finely chopped
  • 2 celery stalks finely chopped
  • 2 carrots thinly sliced
  • 25 ml butter or margarine
  • 25 ml flour optional
  • 2 litres cold water
  • 12,5 ml salt
  • 2 ml pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place the meat and the water in a large saucepan.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer, covered, until the meat is tender.
  • Melt the butter or margarine in a frying pan and sauté the carrot, onion, and celery in it for 3 minutes.
  • When the meat is tender, add the sautéed vegetables and lentils to the saucepan and simmer, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes, skimming the soup if necessary.
  • Remove the meat from the saucepan, cut the meat into small pieces and set aside.
  • Rub the remaining contents of the saucepan through a fine sieve or liquidize in a blender to form a purée.
  • Return the puréed soup and the meat to the saucepan, add the salt and pepper and bring to the boil.
  • Serve at once.

Nutrition

Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 17gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 644mgPotassium: 686mgFiber: 20gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2650IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 5mg
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