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Lentil Soup Traditional

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time 2 hrs
Course Soup
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 500 g lentils (plate lentils)
  • Water for soaking
  • 250 g lentils, red
  • 300 g potato (s)
  • 2 onions)
  • 2 carrot (s)
  • 150 g bacon
  • 2 liters vegetable broth or beef broth
  • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 sausages
Lentil Soup Traditional
Lentil Soup Traditional

Instructions

  1. Soak the plate lentils in water for 1 to 2 hours. This is not necessary with the red lentils.
  2. Then cut the potatoes, carrots, onions and the bacon into small cubes. Bring everything to a boil along with the vegetable stock. Add the vinegar and cook for about 1 hour.
  3. Now cut the sausages into slices and add them. If the soup is too thick, add more water. Let everything simmer again for a good half an hour.
  4. It is advisable to freeze a remainder, or to make double the amount in stock!
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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