Recipe

Lentil and ham soup

Feb 27, 2014 1:00pm
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 45 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Lentil and ham soup
  • cooking oil spray
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, half coarsely chopped, half diced
  • 1 1/2 cup (300g) brown lentils
  • 1 ham bone, trimmed of fat
  • 1 bay leaf

Method

Lentil and ham soup
  • 1
    Spray a saucepan with cooking oil spray and heat on medium. Cook onion and chopped carrot for 3 minutes, until onion is soft. Stir in lentils. Add ham, bay leaf and 5 1/2 cups water. Bring to boil.
  • 2
    Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 40 minutes, until lentils are tender. Remove ham and cool slightly. Shred meat. Steam diced carrot until tender.
  • 3
    Remove 1 cup of lentils and set aside. Discard bay leaf. Puree lentil mixture until smooth and season. Stir through two-thirds of ham and reserved lentils. Top with carrot and remaining ham to serve.

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