Lentil Soup With Hot Dogs Recipe 43

Steps:

• Wash lentils thoroughly. In a 2 1/2-quart saucepan bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add the lentils, bacon, green onion, carrot and celery. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 to 40 minutes. Meanwhile in a frypan, saute chopped onion in vegetable oil until soft. Sprinkle flour over onion, and stir. Lower heat, stir constantly, and cook until the flour turns a light brown. DO NOT burn flour. Stir in 1/2 cup of hot lentil soup into the browned flour; beat with a wire whisk until well-blended. Beat in vinegar. Add contents of frypan to lentil pan and stir together. Cover and simmer for 30 minute or until lentils are soft. add the hot dogs and ketchup. Cook to heat hot dogs through. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.

Steps:

• Cook bacon and onions in large saucepan 8 to 10 min. or until bacon is crisp and onions are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 min.
• Add next 5 ingredients; stir. Bring to boil; simmer on low heat 25 to 30 min. or until lentils and vegetables are tender.
• Serve topped with sour cream.

Steps:

• The kids can help to slice up the hot dogs into 1 inch pieces by using plastic knives.
• Start with a large soup pot. Sauté the hot dogs in the oil until they are browned. Remove the hot dogs & refrigerate. Next, sauté the onion, celery, carrots and garlic for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the water, stock, lentils, salt, pepper, and basil. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Adjust the seasonings and add the hot dogs back in to warm them through. Serves 8 to 10.

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic, carrots, and celery in heated oil in a large kettle for 5 minutes.
• Add water, lentils, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, about 30 minutes, until lentils are just tender.
• Add frankfurters and cook another 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.