Recipe name:
Creole Lentil Soup
Recipe category:
Appetizers
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Recipe detials:
1 c Lentils 2 qt Boiling water 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 ea Onion, chopped 1 ea Celery stalk, chopped 1 sm Green bell pepper, chopped 1 sm Red bell pepper, chopped 3 tb Vegetable oil 1 ts Vegetable broth powder 1 ts Brown sugar 1 ea Bay leaf 4 tb Tomato paste 2 tb All purpose flour Pepper Douse the lentils in the boiling water, add the salt & let them stand, covered, for an hour. Heat the oil in a pot and add to the vegetable broth powder. Add the diced vegetables, brown sugar, and a bay leaf, and saute for a few minutes before adding it all to the lentils. Cook over a low heat for about 1 1/2 hours. Mix together the flour and the or tomato puree. Add a little of the hot soup, stirring well, then return it all to the pot. Grind in some black pepper, heat through, and serve. |