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Beef and Lentils Hearty Soup

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This soup is so fresh and delicious. The initial recipe, from my mother, called for Barley, but i was out, so I used Lentils instead and i never regretted it!

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1-½ pound Cubed Beef, OR Use Any Left Over Beef You Have.
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 2 whole Carrots, Diced
  • 3 stalks Celery, With Leaves, Diced
  • 1 whole Onion, Chopped
  • 6 cloves Garlic, Chopped
  • 1-½ teaspoon Rosemary
  • 1-½ teaspoon Oregano
  • 14 ounces, fluid Chicken Broth
  • 28 ounces, weight Diced Tomatoes
  • 2 cups Lentils
  • ⅓ cups Fresh Parsley (use Less If You Only Have Dry Parsley)

Preparation

(method 1) If you are using uncooked beef, cut in bite size, then brown in the pot you will use for the soup in a bit of oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add the veggies.

(method 2) If you are using left over beef (I used roasts, hamburger patties and even meat loaf for this, trust me, its fool proof) then saute the Veggies slightly in oil, then add the meat.

Add the spices, broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to medium heat and add the lentils. Cook until the lentils are to taste. Check it often as the lentils tends to absorb a lot of water. Add a pinch of salt as you add water.

Add the parsley only when ready to serve.

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fightpilotswife on 8.16.2010

My mom just got home from the hospital today and is anemic, so I went in search of lentil recipes. I happened across this recipe since it has not only lentils, but also beef (more iron rich food!) and tomatoes (loaded in vitamin C which aids absorption of iron!).

I tweaked it a tad by doubling the amount of chicken broth and then simmering for a couple of hours to make the meat super tender. FABULOUS!

Thanks so much!!

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