LENTIL SOUP

By rmille6277

Sherry Riggs Bower

Ingredients

• 2 packages lentils
• 5 to 8 cups water
• Salt
• Pepper
• Put the above ingredients into a large kettle and boil with ham hock, piece of ham or bacon. While this is cooking, chop all vegetables fine. Fry bacon crisp. Crumble and cook with vegetables in bacon
• 1 carrot
• 1 green pepper (optional)
• 1 tomato
• 1 leek (optional)
• 4 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken consommé
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 tablespoons vinegar

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in same skillet. Stir in flour, add consommé, salt and vinegar. Add to soup. Cook at least one hour over low heat.