Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lentil and ham soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lentil and Ham Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Lentil and Ham Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have lentil and ham soup using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil and Ham Soup:

1. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil
2. Prepare 2 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed & picked over
3. Prepare 2 carrots, peeled & chopped
4. Make ready 1 onion, chopped fine
5. Make ready 3 clove garlic, minced
6. Make ready 1/2 cup white wine or sherry
7. Get 7 cup chicken broth, low-sodium
8. Take 1 tsp fresh thyme, minced
9. Take 1 bay leaf
10. Take 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
11. Make ready 1 ham hock
12. Take 2 cup ham, chopped
13. Get 1/2 lb kale, stemmed and chopped
14. Prepare 1 salt & pepper, to taste

Instructions to make Lentil and Ham Soup:

1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.
2. Add lentils, carrots, and onion and cooke until veggies are softened and lentils are beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
4. Add wine and cook until reduced by half, about 1 minute.
5. Stir in broth, thyme, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil.
6. Add ham hock, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, covered, until thickened and lentils are completely tender, about 1 hour.
7. Discard ham hock and bay leaf.
8. Puree 2 cups of soup until smooth, and return to pot.
9. Stir in kale and chopped ham. Simmer, covered, until kale is tender, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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