Indulge in the rustic charm of French Bistro Style Lentil Soup. Smoked bacon, onions, garlic, and parsley create a flavorful base complemented by butter, carrots, and celery. Simmered lentils absorb the rich essence, resulting in a comforting dish.
“Sometimes, I want to eat as if I’m in Paris,” said Caracas socialite journalist Mayte Navarro. Then, she added that when that happened, and they were not in the mood to go to a fancy French restaurant, Alberto, her husband, used to make bistro-style onion soup. Then, he would uncork a bottle of wine, light the candles, et voila: la vie en rose!
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Sometimes, when I want to eat as if I’m in Paris, a classic French lentil soup, so flavorful and fulfilling, is as good as an entrecôte accompagnée des frites, and I’ll tell you why: first of all, I love lentils, and second, I’m indifferent to meat.
The classic French lentil soup is made with du Puy lentils, a variety grown in the volcanic soil of Auvergne in central France, that is so good and special that the French government granted it an Appellation D’Origine Contrôlleé.
I cook my soup with regular American lentils, which work perfectly. The flavor comes from the bacon, onion, garlic, butter and celery. A bowl of this so-yummy soup pairs perfectly with cornbread. Here is my not-to-be-missed recipe!
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French Bistro Style Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- ¼ pound smoked bacon, frozen and finely chopped
- 1 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4 parsley sprigs
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups carrots. finely diced
- 2 cups celery, finely diced
- 2 quarts of water
- Coarse sea salt
- Black pepper freshly ground white pepper
Instructions
- Add the water and the lentils in a stock pan over medium heat and cook for 20 minutes.
- Place the bacon in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes.
- Add the onions, garlic, and parsley and cook until the onions are translucent, 5 minutes.
- Add the butter, carrots and celery. Add two cups of the lentil water to the bacon and vegetables, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Discard the parsley.
- Add the bacon and vegetables mix to the lentils.
- Season with salt and pepper and simmer until the lentils are soft, 10 more minutes.
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