Lentil and Sausage Soup

Name: Lentil and Sausage Soup
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 oz. green lentils; 1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 fire roasted pepper, diced; 1 celery stalk, diced; 1 carrot, grated; 1 zucchini, quartered and sliced; 4 Roma tomatos, diced; 1 Jalapeno (optional); 4 c veal (or chicken) stock; 2 cloves garlic, pressed; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 2 tsp dried red chili, minced; 1 tbs dried Italian herbs; TT salt and pepper; 2 tsp olive oil; 2-4 c water

Marcus LeLeux @cook_3997682

Lafayette, LA

Delicious and flavorful. This soup is truely satisfying. It was inspired by Carrabba's soup but mine leaves theirs in the dust

Marcus LeLeux @cook_3997682

Lafayette, LA

Delicious and flavorful. This soup is truely satisfying. It was inspired by Carrabba's soup but mine leaves theirs in the dust

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Ingredients

90 mins

8 servings

16 oz.green lentils
1 1/2 lbsItalian sausage
1medium onion, diced
1fire roasted pepper, diced
1celery stalk, diced
1carrot, grated
1zucchini, quartered and sliced
4Roma tomatos, diced
1Jalapeno (optional)
4 cveal (or chicken) stock
2 clovesgarlic, pressed
2 tspfennel seeds
2 tspdried red chili, minced
1 tbsdried Italian herbs
TT salt and pepper
2 tspolive oil
2-4 cwater

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Steps

90 mins

1

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add fennel seeds and dried chili flakes and sautee until aromatic, about 30 seconds
2

Remove sausage from its casing, add to pot and brown. Remove from pot and drain, reserving 1 tbsp of drippings
3

Return reserved drippings to pot with the onion, roasted pepper, celery, jalapeno (if desired), and sautee approximately 5 minutes
4

Add garlic, carrot, tomatoes, zucchini, and herbs to pot and saute 5 more minutes
5

Add sausage, stock, and lentils with enough water to fill pot 2 inches from top and bring to a boil
6

After 30 minutes, place 2 cups of soup in a food processor, pulse until smooth, and return to pot. Reduce until desired consistency