The Ultimate Italian LENTIL SOUP Recipe

Lentils are an essential ingredient in Italian cuisine. They make up a big part of the cucina povera or peasant food in Italian cooking culture. Luckily, with this recipe, it tastes like a soup fit for a king! In this recipe, I will show you how to build layers of flavor to make a rich and hearty lentil stew to get you through the fall and winter.
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Serves 4 as a main course
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
250 grams of brown lentils
200 grams of tomato passata
100 grams of sliced Italian pancetta
¼ cup of dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in warm water
1 large carrot, half cubed and half finely minced
1 celery stalk finely minced
1 small onion finely minced
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
1.5 liters of water
1 bay leaf
1 sage leaf
1 teaspoon of chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Start out by rendering the fat from the pancetta in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat with the olive oil.
While the pancetta is cooking, soak the porcini mushrooms in a cup of hot water
Once the pancetta has rendered its fat, add the celery, carrot, and onion and sweat them down with a pinch of salt. This should take about 7 or 8 minutes until they are soft and the flavors concentrated.
After the soffritto, ie the carrot, celery, and onion mixture has been cooked, add the tomato paste and stir it in. Cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, and then add the lentils. Add the reconstituted porcini mushrooms and the broth while reserving about a tablespoon of the liquid that has sediment.
Add the tomato passata, water, and herbs. Cook for 40 minutes, checking the level of the liquid every 10 minutes or so. Add more water if it starts looking dry. Season with salt and pepper when the lentils are tender. After 40 minutes the lentils should be soft and the soup ready to serve.

[@lancelotdufrane]

Nice recipe.

[@fabioferrettidevirgilis5975]

mi hai fatto venire voglia devo prepararli assolutamente

[@actuallyitalian]

Fammi sapere quando li prepari e porterò il vino!

[@fabioferrettidevirgilis5975]

@@actuallyitalian speriamo di essere all'altezza