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Classic Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup

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Submitted by: WoodsFamily

 

Lentils and Italian sausage with vegetables in a rich tomato soup base.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 lb spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 carrots medium, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 8 cups good quality beef broth
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 1 16 oz can plum tomatoes, whole
  • 1 Tbsp dried Italian herbs
  • 1 cup split lentils, rinsed and picked free of stones
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • olive oil

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Method

In large Dutch oven or heavy bottom soup pot add olive oil and sweat carrots,onions and celery for 10 minutes until limp. Remove from pan reserving oil, add sausages and break apart as it browns to your desired consistency. In the last 2 minutes of browning sausage, add garlic cloves. Remove sausage and garlic set aside. Drain excess oil and grease from pan. Add tomato paste and using medium to low heat quickly cook your paste for about 2 minutes. Deglaze with juice from the can of plum tomatoes scraping bottom to get up all of the good parts. Gently crush in tomatoes with your hands, add sausage and vegetables back to pot. Pour in beef broth and tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook gently over low heat for about an hour. Be sure to stir occasionally as it cooks. Add your rinsed lentils to the pot and cook for about 20 minutes. If you think you are going to need more liquid add some water as the lentils will absorb some liquid. Remove from heat. Add parmesan cheese and black pepper to taste.

 

Notes: This recipe is great served as a full meal with a salad and even better the next day.

 

Number of Servings: 6-10

 

Submitted by: WoodsFamily ()

 

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