Hungarian Hot Sausage And Lentil Stoup Recipes

RACHAEL RAY'S HUNGARIAN SAUSAGE AND LENTIL STOUP

Steps:

• In a medium sized pot, simmer lentils in chicken stock.
• In a second pot, sauté sausage in olive oil.
• Add garlic, onions and mushrooms to the sausage. Cook a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add carrots, lentils, potato, salt and pepper, bay leaf, paprika (or substitute mixture) and rosemary to sausage pot. Don't worry about the woody rosemary stems - the leaves will fall off as it cooks.
• Add tomatoes to sausage pot. Bring to a good rolling boil and boil for 15 minutes.
• Combine the two pots.
• Wilt the greens in and remove the rosemary stems. Let sit 5 minutes off the heat before serving.

LENTIL AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large pot. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Add onion, celery and chopped garlic, and saute until tender and translucent. Stir in lentils, carrot, water, chicken broth and tomatoes. Season with garlic powder, parsley, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover, and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until lentils are tender.
• Stir in pasta, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until pasta is tender.

CARRABBA'S SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Brown sausage; drain off fat.
• In a large pot combine all ingredients bring to boil.
• Reduce heat,cover.
• Simmer for about 1 hour or until lentils are tender. Add water if necessary, for desired consistency. I like to puree about 1 cup of the soup and add back to pot to give it a thicker consistency.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.