*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                            Creole Lentil Soup

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           Lentils
   2      quarts        Boiling water
   1 1/2  teaspoons     Salt
   1      each          Onion -- chopped
   1      each          Celery stalk -- chopped
   1      small         Green bell pepper -- chopped
   1      small         Red bell pepper -- chopped
   3      tablespoons   Vegetable oil
   1      teaspoon      Vegetable broth powder
   1      teaspoon      Brown sugar
   1      each          Bay leaf
   4      tablespoons   Tomato paste
   2      tablespoons   All purpose flour
                        Pepper

Douse the lentils in the boiling water, add the salt & let them stand, covered, for an hour.
Heat the oil in a pot and add to the vegetable broth powder.  Add the diced vegetables
, brown sugar, and a bay leaf, and saute for a few minutes before adding it all to the lentils.
Cook over a low heat for about 1 1/2 hours. Mix together the flour and the or tomato puree.
  Add a little of the hot soup, stirring well, then return it all to the pot. 
 Grind in some black pepper, heat through, and serve.

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