The best soup – serve with crusty bread for a great meal

Difficulty Level: easy

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8 Serving

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion or 2 small
  • 4 carrots
  • 1/2 turnip
  • 2-3 potatoes
  • 8 rashers of bacon
  • 3 vegetable stock cubes
  • 2 ham stock cubes
  • salt/pepper
  • 300g lentils

Instructions

  1. Bring 2.5 litres of water to the boil in a large pot

  2. chop up all the veg except 2 carrots into small cubes

  3. grate the remaining 2 carrots

  4. add veg and stock cubes to water

  5. cut bacon into small chunks and add to pot

  6. rinse lentils in cold water and add to pot

  7. simmer slowly for 1hr, removing the scum as you go.

  8. add salt/pepper to taste.

  9. for best results leave soup for at least 4hrs before serving for flavour to intensify.

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