Alsatian Lentil Soup With Bratwurst
"In 'The French Slow Cooker' by Michele Scicolone"
photo by brenda n.
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 lb brown lentils, rinsed and picked over
- 4 bratwursts
- 4 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 medium leeks, trimmed, well washed, and chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 8 cups water
- creme fraiche or sour cream
directions
- In a large slow cooker, combine all the ingredients except for the creme fraiche.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or until the lentils are tender.
- Discard the bay leaf.
- Remove the bratwurst and cut it into slices.
- Stir the slices into the soup; taste for seasoning and adjust.
- Serve the soup hot, topping each bowl with a dollop of creme fraiche.
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Reviews
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This soup is SPECTACULAR!!!!! And so easy to make!!!!! -
My family loves this soup. I use chicken stock in place of the water and locally-made beer bratwurst.
Tweaks
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Though I changed up the recipe based on the ingredients I had on hand and did not make it in a crockpot - mainly because the only brown lentils I had were Trader Joe’s precooked lentils sold in their produce aisle. So I used 2 packages of those! And instead of bratwurst, I only had English bangers that I skinned and rolled into meat balls. I browned those plus all the vegetables in the recipe - then I added the seasonings and a quart of beef stock! When that was boiling, I added the precooked lentils and let it return to a boil - done!!!! We topped our bowls with crepe fraiche - way better than sour cream!!!
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My family loves this soup. I use chicken stock in place of the water and locally-made beer bratwurst.
