Best German Lentil Soup Recipes

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. :-).

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.

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.

LINSEN SUPPE MIT WURST (GERMAN LENTIL SOUP WITH SAUSAGE)

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, sauté onions in butter until translucent.
• Rinse lentils, removing any grit. Place in the stockpot; add stock, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, nutmeg, black pepper and celery salt. Bring to boil over high heat; reduce heat and add ham hock or ham bone.
• Simmer for 2 hours. Add water as needed, I like it thick and rich so I add very little water.
• After two hours, in separate saucepan, combine veg oil and flour. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until browned, to make a roux.
• Once the roux is a light chocolate color, Temper the roux with a couple of ladle fulls of the soup fluid (try to leave out lentils). Add roux/soup mixture to soup, it will thicken slightly. Sometimes its nice to use a hand held blender(boat motor as Emeril would call it) and puree some of the soup. I generally give it a few pulses. (Just don't forget to remove the bay leaf!).
• Simmer for as long as you care to on low heat, the longer the better! Two hours at least for good flavor.
• When ready to serve; Remove the ham hock or ham bone. If you used a ham hock, you could break up the pieces of the meat and mix with the soup. Usually it has added all the flavor it can to the soup and the meat doesn't really add much in taste. So I don't do this. Add wurst and simmer 5 minutes more to heat through.
• Serve hot, on top of a bowl of spaetzle.
• Tastes even better the next day!

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP WITH SAUSAGES

Steps:

• In a large pot fry the bacon until there is enough grease but the bacon is not totally fried. Take the bacon out and put it on the side. Sautee the onions and garlic until translucent, add carrots and celery and cook in medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Add the stock, lentils, bay leaf, salt and pepper and increase the heat. Bring to a boil. Add bacon that was previously cut in pieces, lower heat and let it simmer for 45 minutes, or until the lentils are tender Ten minutes before serving add the sausages and let it simmer.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Soak the lentils in the water for 2 hours in a large bowl.
• 2. Put the olive oil in a soup pot and heat over medium heat. Add the onion to the pot and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
• 3. Add the lentils and water to the pot along with the celery, sherry, soup stock, potato, carrots, vinegar, and cloves. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 4. Cook over low heat for 3 hours, and serve with Parmesan cheese.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat,whisk in flour and stir mixture 3 minutes; set roux aside.
• Bring stock to boil in large saucepan; add lentils and boil until tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Add celery,carrots and onion to lentils and boil until tender, about 15 minutes;add tomato and reduce heat to low.
• Whisk in roux, add diced knockwurst, red wine and white pepper and cook 30 minutes.
• Increase heat to high; add potatoes to soup and boil until tender, about 20 minutes,stirring frequently.
• Stir in vinegar and serve immediately.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse lentils and check for foreign bodies. Put lentils, ham bone, onion, carrots, celery and bay leaves in water. Bring to a boil and then lower to a simmer. I keep a lid on the pot at an angle while it is simmering. I let this simmer for hours but I'm sure 3-4 hours would be plenty. Make sure the lentils are tender and the meat is falling off the bone.
• Remove bones, meat and bay leaves. Set the bones and meat to the side and discard bay leaves. Using an immersion blender, puree the lentils and vegetables until smooth. (You could also use your blender, pureeing small batches at a time.) Remove all ham from the bones, cut into small pieces and return meat to the soup. Peel and dice potatoes and add them. Last, add the sliced hot dogs or sausage.
• Simmer an additional 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Salt and pepper to taste. (I don't add salt earlier because often the ham is salty.) I like to add a splash of white vinegar to my bowl of soup.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place lentils in a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker. Add chicken stock, bay leaf, carrots, celery, onion, and ham. Season with Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, nutmeg, hot pepper sauce, caraway seed, celery salt, parsley, and pepper.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.