Hearty Lentil Soup With Ham

Recipe Ingredients

1		Smoked ham hock
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Brown or green lentils - picked over, rinsed
3 cups	711ml	Sliced mushrooms
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Onion - chopped (large)
1		Garlic clove - minced
3		Carrots - chopped
3		Celery ribs - chopped
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried thyme
1		Bay leaf
4 cups	948ml	Chicken broth
8 cups	1896ml	Water
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

In a large pot combine all of the ingredients and bring soup to a boil over moderately-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer soup, partially covered, for 1 hour. Remove ham hock from soup, remove meat from bone and shred or dice ham. Stir ham into soup and continue to simmer for another 20 minutes. Taste soup and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley and serve hot.

This recipe yields about 12 cups.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8823 broadcast 02-20-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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