Lentil Soup with Tomatoes and Ribs - recipe with photo

Lentil Soup with Tomatoes and Ribs

A fragrant, hearty and warming soup. Any meat on the bone can be used as a base instead of ribs, and lentils can be replaced with peas (which will need to be soaked beforehand and cooked longer). The volume of ingredients is calculated for a four-liter pot.

Total cooking time
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Number of servings
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Recipe difficulty
3 / 5

Ingredients

Recipe scale: 1x

  • ribs 500 g
  • potato 500 g
  • crushed tomatoes 500 g
  • lentils 150 g
  • bacon 100 g
  • onion 150 g
  • carrot 150 g
  • sweet paprika 1 tsp
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

Step 1 of 17

Cover the ribs with water. Bring to a boil. Cook for 40–45 minutes.

Step 2 of 17

Cut the bacon into strips.

Step 3 of 17

Finely chop the onion.

Step 4 of 17

Grate the carrot on a medium grater.

Step 5 of 17

Fry the bacon.

Step 6 of 17

Add the onion.

Step 7 of 17

Fry.

Step 8 of 17

Add the carrot.

Step 9 of 17

Add the paprika.

Step 10 of 17

Stir.

Step 11 of 17

Add the tomatoes.

Step 12 of 17

Stir. Stew for 2–3 minutes.

Step 13 of 17

Cut the potato into sticks or cubes.

Step 14 of 17

Put the potato into the broth. Cook for 2–3 minutes.

Step 15 of 17

Add the lentils.

Step 16 of 17

Add pepper and salt. Cook for 5–7 minutes.

Step 17 of 17

Add the tomato mixture. Cook for 5–7 minutes.