Red Lentil And Bacon Soup
Red Lentil And Bacon Soup

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, red lentil and bacon soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the bacon, onion and red pepper. This red lentil and bacon soup will cook brilliantly in the slow cooker.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red lentil and bacon soup using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Lentil And Bacon Soup:
  1. Take 1 cup Red lentils
  2. Get 3 slice Smoked Bacon, diced
  3. Prepare 1/2 medium Sweet onion, chopped
  4. Take 4 clove Garlic, smashed and sliced
  5. Prepare 1 Parsnip, peeled and chopped
  6. Prepare 1 box Mushroom broth
  7. Prepare 1 cup Water
  8. Get 1/2 tsp Paprika
  9. Take 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  10. Prepare 1 pinch Salt
  11. Prepare 2 Baby bell mushrooms (for garnish)

Although I cook a vegetarian version of this soup most of the time, today, I decided to add some bacon. It'll bring a little more flavor, crunch, and color. Transfer the bacon to a piece of paper towel, and set aside. This wonderful spiced red lentil and bacon soup certainly has a kick to it!

Instructions to make Red Lentil And Bacon Soup:
  1. In a medium pot, crisp the bacon on medium heat.
  2. Then add the parsnip and onion. Cook together for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Next add the garlic and cook about 3 minutes more.
  4. After adding the broth and water, stir in the lentils.
  5. Allow to simmer for 30-40 minutes stirring occasionally.
  6. Once the soup has thickened up, combine the paprika, turmeric and salt.
  7. Pour all the contents into a blender and liquify for 10 seconds.
  8. Transfer to bowls and serve hot. Garnish with a few mushroom slices or a squiggle of ketchup.

Alongside that there's a very smokey flavour coming from the bacon and smoked paprika - added to the spices it really balances the flavour out. It has a pretty smooth texture which comes from a lovely, creamy thickness as a result of the lentils. Add the red lentils, followed by the tinned tomatoes and stock. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat slightly. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat slightly.

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