Hearty lentil soup with ham

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Smoked ham hock
1 pounds Brown or green lentils, picked over and rinsed
3 cups Sliced mushrooms
1 large Onion, chopped
1 Garlic clove, minced
3 Carrots, chopped
3 Ribs celery, chopped
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
1 Bay leaf
4 cups Chicken broth
8 cups Water
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons Chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In a large pot combine all of the ingredients and bring soup to a boil over moderately high heat. Reduce heat and simmer soup, partially covered, for 1 hour. Remove ham hock from soup, remove meat from bone and shred or dice ham. Stir ham into soup and continue to simmer for another 20 minutes.

Taste soup and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley and serve hot.

Yield: 12 cups

NOTES : Cooking Live Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8825 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #492 by Angele Freeman <jfreeman@...> on Mar 2, 1997.

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