Vavo's Kitchen Sink Lentil Soup

Name: Vavo's Kitchen Sink Lentil Soup
Total time: 18000 s
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup lentils; 1 cup diced potatoes; 1 cup flour; 1 smoked ham shank; 6 cups water; 4 cups broth (saved from hocks); 4 stalks celery, chopped; 2 large carrots, peeled, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp thyme; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp granulated garlic; 2 Tbsp olive oil

Vavo Rodrigues @vavoskitchen

Everything but the kitchen sink! This is a staple in our comfort food arsenal. It's so aromatic and flavorful, I hope you love it!

Vavo Rodrigues @vavoskitchen

Everything but the kitchen sink! This is a staple in our comfort food arsenal. It's so aromatic and flavorful, I hope you love it!

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Ingredients

3.5 hours

8 people

1 cuplentils
1 cupdiced potatoes
1 cupflour
1smoked ham shank
6 cupswater
4 cupsbroth (saved from hocks)
4 stalkscelery, chopped
2large carrots, peeled, chopped
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tspground cumin
1/2 tspthyme
1/2 tspkosher salt
1/2 tspground black pepper
1/2 tspgranulated garlic
2 Tbspolive oil

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Steps

3.5 hours

1

In a large stock pot, place ham shank in 6 cups water, bring to a boil then reduce heat and let cook 45 minutes, transfer broth to a large bowl or measuring cup and set aside.
2

Bone ham shank and cut meat into 1/2" chunks, set meat aside
3

Using a small pick or butter knife, remove marrow from shank bone and add to broth ;)
4

Add olive oil to the same stock pot that is now emoty, Sautee onion until translucent, add ham, garlic, carrots, celery, potatoes, cumin, salt and pepper
5

Slowly add flour and stir until all vegetables are coated, Sautee 2 more minutes
6

Add 4 cups broth and 6 cups water to vegetable and ham mixture in stock pot, bring to a light boil
7

Stir in lentils and cook at a boil for 3 minutes, add granulated garlic, reduce heat and simmer until thick and lentils are soft, approximately 3 hours