lentejas lentil soup

Lentejas lentill soup

2 cups of rinsed lentills, let them drain

1 onion diced, chopped, 3 cloves of garlic chopped and diced

1 package of bacon, i use turkey bacon, diced up as well

with onions and garlic and bacon season your pot with 2 tablespoons of olive oil run on medium high heat and saute until onions are golden and bacon is cooking approximately 5 minutes add a pinch of kosher salt and pepper

chop up two large potatoes or one bag of small potatoes cubed

saute the potatoes in the cooked onion mixture, bacon is optional

add the lentils

1 cup of lentils need 3 cups of broth, if you do not have broth use a bouillon cube to your 6 cups of water, and if you have made broth or purchased broth use always low sodium

so add your two cups of lentils saute and then add your liquid

once all in shut your pressure cooker or your pot and with the pressure cooker on a high medium heat bring up to pressure and reduce heat by a little a medium high heat and let sit for 10 minutes if in a pot bring the soup to a boil

once your pressure has built and on medium high heat and the 10 minutes have passed shut it off and let it sit for 10 minutes, if you are pressed for time or just want to move up time run coolwater under sink around the pot to bring down the pressure and then you are able to open up the pot, 

in a non pressure cooker way bring to a boil and once boiling bring down temperature to a medium high and let it simmer for a half hour

once these steps are done add your last cup of broth and stir no need to worry about the temperature for it is very hot and your last cup of broth will heat up quickly.

let is simmer or sit for a few minutes prior to serving

you may top off your soup with either crispy bacon, serve with a salad, grill cheese or by itself and you have a quick healthy dinner

ENJOY