Lentil soup with smoked sausage and vegetables

Name: Lentil soup with smoked sausage and vegetables
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 50 g brown lentils; 0.25 pcs smoked sausage; 0.25 pcs carrot; 0.25 pcs parsley; 0.0625 pcs celeriac; 0.25 pcs onion; 0.5 clove garlic; 0.5 tablespoon vegetable oil; 0.3 l vegetable broth; 0.25 teaspoon sweet paprika; salt; black pepper; 0.25 teaspoon marjoram; 0.25 tablespoon plain flour; bread; parsley

Karel ČernýSoupCzech Cuisine0 x se líbilo

Lentil soup with smoked sausage is a hearty and fragrant classic of Czech cuisine. The combination of lentils, root vegetables, and pieces of smoked sausage creates a rich flavor that warms you up on cold days. The soup is ideal as a substantial lunch or dinner and will please the whole family. It goes great with fresh bread.

Příprava: 15min

Vaření: 45min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 1h

Lentil soup with smoked sausage and vegetables

Step by step process

Preparation of ingredients

1
Rinse the lentils under cold water and let drain.
2
Peel the carrot, parsley root, and celery, and cut them into small cubes.
3
Peel the onion and garlic. Finely chop the onion, mince the garlic.
4
Cut the sausage into slices.

Roasting and cooking the base

5
Heat the oil in a pot and sauté the onion until translucent.
6
Add the sliced sausage and fry briefly until it releases fat and becomes fragrant.
7
Stir in the carrot, parsley, and celery and sauté for 3-4 minutes.
8
Add the garlic and sweet paprika, stir briefly to prevent the paprika from becoming bitter.

Cooking soup

9
Add the rinsed lentils and pour in the vegetable broth.
10
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook covered for about 30 minutes until the lentils are tender.
11
Add water as needed if the soup reduces too much.

Seasoning and possible thickening

12
Salt the soup, pepper it, and add marjoram.
13
If you want to thicken the soup, mix plain flour in a little cold water and pour it into the soup while stirring constantly. Cook for another 5 minutes.