2 Tablespoons Olive oil
2 Cups chopped leaks (some greens)
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon dried Thyme leaves
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cumin
1 ½ Cups chopped Carrots
1 ½ Cups chopped Celery
6 Cups chicken and/or sausage broth
8 oz dry lentils
2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
½ pound Kielbasa, cubed
½ pound chorizo sausage, cubed (use more hot sausage if desired or all kielbasa for a more mild flavor)
Put cubed meat into a sauce pan with enough water to cover the meat. Bring to a boil and turn to a simmer for 10 minutes. Remove meat and set aside. Skim fat off of broth. Set broth aside. Measure stock and add enough chicken stock to make 6 Cups of stock.
Heat oil in large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Sauté leeks, garlic, salt, thyme, pepper and cumin until leaks are softened. Stir in Carrots and Celery and sauté for 5 minutes. Add combined stock, lentils and tomato paste. Cover and simmer for 50 minutes or until lentils are tender. Add sausage and simmer 10 more minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese or hot sauce if desired.
Servings: 6
2 Cups chopped leaks (some greens)
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon dried Thyme leaves
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cumin
1 ½ Cups chopped Carrots
1 ½ Cups chopped Celery
6 Cups chicken and/or sausage broth
8 oz dry lentils
2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
½ pound Kielbasa, cubed
½ pound chorizo sausage, cubed (use more hot sausage if desired or all kielbasa for a more mild flavor)
Put cubed meat into a sauce pan with enough water to cover the meat. Bring to a boil and turn to a simmer for 10 minutes. Remove meat and set aside. Skim fat off of broth. Set broth aside. Measure stock and add enough chicken stock to make 6 Cups of stock.
Heat oil in large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Sauté leeks, garlic, salt, thyme, pepper and cumin until leaks are softened. Stir in Carrots and Celery and sauté for 5 minutes. Add combined stock, lentils and tomato paste. Cover and simmer for 50 minutes or until lentils are tender. Add sausage and simmer 10 more minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese or hot sauce if desired.
Servings: 6
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