Frankfurterandlentilsoup Recipes

FRANKFURTER AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Slice franks 1/4 inch think in pieces. Heat oil in a 4-quart pan and brown franks on all sides.
• Remove an refrigerate until ready to use.
• Put celery, green pepper, carrots, and garlic in same pan. Saute for 10 minutes, stirring. Remove from heat.
• Add beans, beef broth, water, tomatoes (optional), pepper, and bay leaves to pan with vegetables.
• Cover and cook for 2 hours on medium low or until beans are soft.
• Add franks. Remove bay leaves and serve warm.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse lentils very well with cold water- pick them over and remove any nasty bits or pieces of stone.
• You can soak them overnight in cold water if you like, then drain before using.
• In a large stockpot, place drained lentils, 6 cups fresh cold water, bouillon cubes, and just half of the diced onion.
• Cook for 1 1/2 hours on medium-low heat, covered.
• Add the potatoes and cook until they are tender- 30-40 minutes approximately.
• In a small pan, melt the butter and saute the remaining onions until browned.
• Add the flour to the onions and stir until combined.
• Add to the soup, stirring constantly to combine.
• Add the vinegar and season with salt& pepper to taste.
• Optional:If you would like to add some meat to the soup, simply have pre-cooked sausages (you can even use German frankfurters if desired) sliced into small rounds and drop them into the pot during the last 15 minutes of cooking time.

LENTIL & FRANKFURTER SOUP IN CROCK POT

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except frankfurters, in crock pot.
• Mix well.
• Cover pot, turn on Low and cook for 8 hours.
• Add frankfurter slices and cook an additional hour.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP WITH FRANKFURTERS

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic, carrots, and celery in heated oil in a large kettle for 5 minutes.
• Add water, lentils, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, about 30 minutes, until lentils are just tender.
• Add frankfurters and cook another 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.

LENTIL AND FRANKFURTER SOUP

Steps:

• Place the lentils in a large pan of boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Drain and return to the pan.
• Chop 7 frankfurters and fry in 1tbsp oil with the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, leek and rosemary until all the vegetables are soft (about 5-10 minutes).
• Add the mixture to the lentils then blend in a food processor, adding a few tablespoons of water to loosen the mixture.
• Pour the soup back into the large pan and add 1-2 cups boiling water and simmer for a minute. Add more water depending on your preferred thickness.
• Finely slice the remaining frankfurters and fry in 1tsp oil.
• Serve the soup with the fried frankfurters on the top.

LINSENSUPPE (GERMAN LENTIL SOUP WITH FRANKFURTER SLICES)

Steps:

• Rinse lentils thoroughly under cold running water (brown lentils don't need to be soaked b4 cooking).
• Heat oil in a lrg pan & gently fry onion for 5 min till soft. Add leek, carrot, celery, bacon & bay leaves.
• Add lentils & water to the pan & slowly bring to a boil. Skim the surface & simmer (half-covered) for 45-50 min or till the lentils are soft.
• Remove piece of bacon, cut into sml cubes (trimming off any excess fat) & return bacon cubes to the pot.
• Add parsley + frankfurter slices & season w/salt & pepper to taste pref. Simmer gently for 2-3 min, remove bay leaves & serve garnished w/the extra parsley.
• PERS NOTE: As I entered this recipe, I found myself wondering how the simmer time of 45-50 min might be adapted to crockpot use. If 1 among you is more practiced in this art, I'd appreciate that info. :-).