Lentil Sausage Soup
chicken, parsnips, onions, lentils, kielbasa, leeks, carrots, celery, tomato, wine, thyme, parsley, peppercorns, garlic, dill
Servings
4 quarts; 8 to 10 servings
Prepare time
30
m
Cook time
1
h
30
m
Total time
2
h
Ingredients
1 pound French green
lentils
(recommended: du Puy)
1/4 cup
olive oil
, plus extra for serving
4 cups diced yellow
onions
(3 large)
4 cups chopped
leeks
, white and light green parts only (2
leeks)
1 tablespoon minced
garlic
(2 large cloves)
1 tablespoon kosher
salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced fresh
thyme
leaves
1 teaspoon ground cumin3 cups medium diced celery (8 stalks)
3 cups medium diced
carrots
(4 to 6
carrots)
3 quarts Homemade
Chicken
Stock, recipe follows, or canned broth
1/4 cup
tomato
paste
1 pound
kielbasa
, cut in 1/2 lengthwise and sliced 1/3-inch thick
2 tablespoons dry red
wine
or red
wine
vinegar
Freshly grated
Parmesan
, for serving
3 (5-pound) chickens
3 large
onions
, unpeeled and quartered
6
carrots
, unpeeled and halved
4
celery
stalks with leaves, cut in thirds
4
parsnips
, unpeeled and cut in 1/2, optional
20 sprigs fresh flat-leaf
parsley
15 sprigs fresh
thyme
20 sprigs fresh
dill
1 head
garlic
, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise
2 tablespoons kosher
salt
2 teaspoons whole black
peppercorns
Directions for Lentil Sausage Soup Recipe
Read the full directions on Food Network