Beef And Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb beef shank
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 6 cups water
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme, preferably fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 clove
• 1/3 cup no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup red lentil
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 add olive oil to a soup pot. over moderately high heat, brown soup bone. add onion and garlic and cook over moderately low heat until onion is transparent.
• 2 add 2 cups water and the tomato sauce and simmer until beef is tender.
• 3 add spices, potato and lentils and the rest of the water and simmer over low heat until the lentils have lost all definition and potatoes are tender, approximately 25 minutes.
• 4 season to taste. i added 1/2 tsp of salt which seemed about right for me.