Name: Lentil soup with sweet potato, cabbage & Pancetta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil; 1 onion; 2 celery sticks; 50g pancetta or lardon cubes; 2 garlic cloves; 1 Tbsp chopped rosemary (or other herbs - see intro); 2 medium sweet potatoes; 1 carrot; 1.5 litre chicken stock ( approx); 200g easy cook lentils, rinsed & drained; 200g diced tomatoes ( or 1 tin); 200g savoy cabbage; To serve:; Cider vinegar or soured cream/crème fraîche, chopped parsley

Lentil soup with sweet potato, cabbage & Pancetta

1 Jan 2019

by Emese

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Total Time

50 minutes

Lentil soup with sweet potato, cabbage & Pancetta

Background

In Middle Europe, it’s traditional to celebrate the New Year with pork & lentils which (according to superstition) will bring you luck for the next 12 months. We have this lentil soup with sweet potato, cabbage & Pancetta for lunch on New Year’s Day in my family, although normally we made it with proper potatoes which I've now swapped to the more healthy (and I think even more tasty) sweet potatoes. The soup can be made with thyme, dried oregano or marjoram - I just prefer rosemary. Served with crusty bread you'll have a hearty and fulfilling meal - and hopefully lots of luck for the New Year!

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil
1 onion
2 celery sticks
50g pancetta or lardon cubes
2 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp chopped rosemary (or other herbs - see intro)
2 medium sweet potatoes
1 carrot
1.5 litre chicken stock ( approx)
200g easy cook lentils, rinsed & drained
200g diced tomatoes ( or 1 tin)
200g savoy cabbage
To serve:
Cider vinegar or soured cream/crème fraîche, chopped parsley

Instructions

Finely chop the onion, garlic and celery.
Peel and dice the carrot and sweet potatoes.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Gently cook the onion, celery, rosemary, pancetta and garlic, for 10 minutes, stirring.
Add the sweet potato and carrot pieces. Stir for a couple of minutes, then add 1 litre stock, the lentils and chopped tomatoes.
Bring to the boil, then gently simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until the veggies are tender. Add the cabbage and cook for 5 more minutes under cover. Add more stock if the soup is too thick for your liking.
Ladle the soup into serving bowls, add a dash of vinegar or a dollop of crème fraîche and top with chopped parsley.

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