Al Quie's Thick Lentil Soup

Title:
Al Quie's Thick Lentil Soup

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Soups




Ingredients:





     2 sl Bacon; diced in thirds


     1 c  Chopped onion


     1 c  Diced carrots


   1/2    Clove garlic; minced


     6 c  Cold water


     4 c  Beef broth


   1/2 c  Tomato paste


     1 c  Diced raw potatoes


 1 1/2 c  Dry lentils


     1 ts Salt


     2    Whole cloves


     2    Bay leaves


     2 tb Red wine vinegar


     2 c  Sliced smoked turkey sausage






  In large soup kettle, sauce bacon, onions, carrots, and garlic until onion


 is tender. Add water, broth, tomato paste, potatoes, lentils, salt, cloves


 and bay leaves. Simmer, covered, for 1-1/2 hours.


 


  Add vinegar and sausages and cook another 1/2 hour. Remove bay leaves


 before serving. Makes 12 servings.


 


 ARKANSAS GAZETTE, 1989


 


 From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained


 lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM


 Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.