Country Soup

Name: Country Soup
Ingredients: 12 tablespoon oil or 12 tablespoon butter; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 12 green pepper; 1 medium potato; 2 ounces red lentils; black pepper; 1 bay leaf; 1 12 ounces flour; 34 pint whole milk or 34 pint skim milk; 34 pint vegetable stock; 4 ounces cheese; crouton

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

12 tablespoon oil or 12 tablespoon butter
1 onion
1 carrot
12 green pepper
1 medium potato
2 ounces red lentils
black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 12 ounces flour
34 pint whole milk or 34 pint skim milk
34 pint vegetable stock
4 ounces cheese
crouton

Directions

1

Heat the oil in a pan and sweat the chopped vegetables for 10 minutes.
2

( I used to chop all the vegetables together in the food processor, so my daughter couldn't identify them too well!
3

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4

Stir in the lentils and stock, along with the bay leaf, simmer for a further 1/2 hour.
5

Mix the flour and a little of the milk to a paste and add to the pan, stir in the rest of the milk.
6

Simmer for 5 minutes to thicken a little.
7

Pour the soup into warm bowls and serve with a dish of cheese to sprinkle over and croutons.