Red Lentil And Bacon Soup

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

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

STEP 1:

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

STEP 2:

chop up all the veg except 2 carrots into small cubes

STEP 3:

grate the remaining 2 carrots

STEP 4:

add veg and stock cubes to water

STEP 5:

cut bacon into small chunks and add to pot

STEP 6:

rinse lentils in cold water and add to pot

STEP 7:

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

STEP 8:

add salt/pepper to taste.

STEP 9:

STEP 10:

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