Lentil Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups lentils
• 2 quarts water
• 1 meaty ham bone or 3 -4 ham hocks
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 -2 diced carrot
• 2 stalks chopped celery
• 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon basil (i prefer to use a .75 oz pkg of fresh basil)
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 rinse the lentils and place them in a soup pot.
• 2 add: water, ham bone, onion, carrots, celery, parsley, garlic,basil, oregano.
• 3 salt& pepper to taste.
• 4 cover pan and bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 after long simmer add the can of tomatoes (do not drain) and vinegar.
• 6 simmer for 30 minutes more.
• 7 remove bone and put any meat back into the soup.
• 8 adjust any seasonings to taste.