"This is a really good lentil soup recipe I created based on the favorite German Lentil Soup which has been served for years at Karl Ratzsch's in Milwaukee. Serves a small crowd, tastes great the next day, and freezes well. Garnish with croutons."
Ingredients:
* 2 cups dried brown lentils, rinsed and drained
* 3 cups chicken stock
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 cup chopped carrots
* 1 cup chopped celery
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 1 cup cooked, cubed ham
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* 5 drops hot pepper sauce
* 1/4 teaspoon caraway seed
* 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Direction:
1. Place lentils in a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker. Add chicken stock, bay leaf, carrots, celery, onion, and ham. Season with Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, nutmeg, hot pepper sauce, caraway seed, celery salt, parsley, and pepper.
2. Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.
"This German New Year's soup contains pork and sauerkraut for good luck in the new year. It's wonderful with fresh warm bread. This recipe has been a family tradition for forty years"
INGREDIENTS
- 2 smoked ham hocks
- 2 yellow onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 quarts water
- 1 pound sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
- 1/2 pound bacon, chopped
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sautee onion and garlic until tender; set aside. Put ham hocks, onion, garlic and water into a stockpot, season with pepper to taste, cover and bring to a simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- Stir the sauerkraut and beans into the soup. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon into the stockpot, reserving drippings. Stir flour into the bacon drippings to make a roux. Stir the roux into the soup. Continue to simmer the soup until thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream. Serve.
