Recipe of Homemade Lentil and Ham Soup

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Lentil and Ham Soup is 8 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Lentil and Ham Soup estimated approx 1 hour 30 mins.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook Lentil and Ham Soup using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Lentil and Ham Soup:

1. 2 tbsp olive oil
2. 2 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed & picked over
3. 2 carrots, peeled & chopped
4. 1 onion, chopped fine
5. 3 clove garlic, minced
6. 1/2 cup white wine or sherry
7. 7 cup chicken broth, low-sodium
8. 1 tsp fresh thyme, minced
9. 1 bay leaf
10. 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
11. 1 ham hock
12. 2 cup ham, chopped
13. 1/2 lb kale, stemmed and chopped
14. 1 salt & pepper, to taste

Steps to make to make Lentil and Ham Soup

1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.
2. Add lentils, carrots, and onion and cooke until veggies are softened and lentils are beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
4. Add wine and cook until reduced by half, about 1 minute.
5. Stir in broth, thyme, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil.
6. Add ham hock, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, covered, until thickened and lentils are completely tender, about 1 hour.
7. Discard ham hock and bay leaf.
8. Puree 2 cups of soup until smooth, and return to pot.
9. Stir in kale and chopped ham. Simmer, covered, until kale is tender, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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