Meaty Lentil Soup

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Ingredients:

  •      2 lbs    Smoked Ham cubed
  •                 Ham Bone if available
  •        1 lb    Lentils
  •    2 cups    Potatoes
  •     ½ cup    Carrots
  •   1¼ cup    Onions, diced
  •            2    Bay Leaves
  •  3 cloves    Garlic, minced or Granulated Garlic
  •   12 cups    Water
  •        2-4     Knorr Vegetable Bouillon cubes*
  •                   Dash of Thyme
  •                   Pepper to taste
  •                   Vegetable Oil

Directions:

Saute onions with a little vegetable oil in a stock pot.
Sort and rinse lentils.
Peel and dice potatoes and clean and sliver carrots.
Add all the ingredients to the stock pot except for the bouillon cubes.
Bring to a boil.
Then add 2 bouillon cubes, stir and simmer for about 1½ hours.
Taste the broth to see if it needs more bouillon.

*It all depends on the type of smoked ham, its strength of flavor and saltiness.
Add more bouillon if needed.

Remove bay leaves and ham bone before serving.  

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