Lentil Soup with Bacon

Description

A satisfying soup with red lentils and smoked bacon.

 Ingredients

2 l boiling water
100 g red lentils
1 medium carrot
1 potato
1 onion
4 strips smoked bacon
Flour
Dried coriander
Black pepper
1-2 bay leaf
Salt

Instructions

Put the lentils into the boiling water. Boil on a high heat for 2-3 minutes, removing scum. Add cut into small cubes potato, bay leaf and pepper. Reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the onion into thin semi circles, roll in the flour and fry in some olive oil until golden brown. Chop the bacon, add to the onion and fry for 2 minutes. Next, grate the carrot, add to the onion and bacon; fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Put the fried onion, bacon and carrot into the boiling with lentils and potato water and cook for 10 minutes or until ready. At the end of cooking add salt and coriander.