afaerytalelife: Fairytale Recipes — Aschenputtel’s Linsensuppe (Lentil Soup) After

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Fairytale Recipes — Aschenputtel’s Linsensuppe (Lentil Soup)

After you and all your bird-friends have picked the lentils from the ashes and sorted the good ones from the bad, why not cook up a nice soup to enjoy after the royal ball?

Ingredients —

• 2 cups dry lentils, rinsed
• 3 slices bacon, diced
• ½ cup and 1 tablespoon onion, chopped
• 1 cup and 2 tablespoons celery, chopped
• 1 cup and 2 tablespoons carrots, chopped
• 9 cups of water
• 2 ¼ cups canned tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 ¾ frankfurters, sliced
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Directions —

1. Sauté bacon and onion.
2. Place lentils, bacon, onion, celery, carrots, water or stock, tomatoes, and bay leaf together in a large pot and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes.
3. Add sliced wieners and salt and pepper to taste, and continue cooking for about 10 minutes.