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Lentils
Pork

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German

Lentil soup

Cuisine: German Created by Michael Vieh

Smoked pork belly or hock is the basis of a stock used to make this hearty soup, traditionally eaten during the autumn harvest in the wine region of Germany.

Ingredients

4 cups green lentils (soaked for 2 hours)
1 pork hock
3 big potatoes (waxy) cut into cubes
1 tbsp lard
1 tbsp plain flour
2-3 litres of water
2 tsp salt (depending on how salty the pork hock is)
2 celery stalks
2 carrots
1 parsnip

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Preparation

In a large pot, place the carrot, celery, parsnip (and any other good ‘stock’ vegetables). Add water. Place the pork hock and salt in water and simmer for a couple of hours on a low flame.

Remove the pork hock (leaving the water in the pot). Strain the vegetables out and reserve the stock water.

Add soaked lentils to the simmering stock for 10 mins.

While that simmers, cut the pork hock into rough smallish chunks, adding them to the pot. Leave to simmer for a couple more minutes. Add potato cubes and simmer on low for another 15-20 mins.

To thicken the soup - in a separate frying pan melt the lard, add plain flour and brown lightly, then add slowly to the soup. Warning: be careful pouring lard in to the soup as it can splash and burn.

Note: Quantities vary depending on how many people you’re feeding – but this soup keeps well and gets better with time.

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