Tomato, Bacon and Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 1 red onion peeled and quartered
- 1 large leek white part only, cut into 1 cm pieces
- 1 clove garlic peeled
- 4 pieces rindless short cut bacon fat trimmed and cut into 3cm pieces
- 20 g olive oil
- 2 carrots peeled and diced into 1cm pieces
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 130 g dried green lentils rinsed
- 800 g canned diced tomatoes
- 50 g tomato paste
- 20 g Worcestershire sauce
- 40 g Thermomix vegetable stock concentrate
- Pepper to season
Instructions
- Put onion, leeks, garlic and bacon into the Thermomix bowl and chop with the measuring cup (MC) on for 3 seconds | Speed 5
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add oil and cook with the MC off for 4 minutes | Varoma | Speed 1
- Add remaining ingredients into the Thermomix bowl and stir to combine
- Add enough water to reach the 2L mark in the Thermomix bowl and cook for 30 minutes | 100C | Reverse | Speed soft with the Thermomix basket sitting on top of the lid
- Remove bay leaf before serving