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What you'll need

• 5 Gallon Pot (T95 Engine compressor will work)

• 1 Frying Pan

• Heating source.

• 16-ounces Lentils

• 2 x 28-ounce cans Diced Tomatoes

• 64oz Unsalted Vegetable Broth

• 32 ounces water

• Salt

• Black Pepper

• Red Pepper Flakes

• 1/2 CUP Olive Oil

• 2 TABLESPOONS Minced Garlic

• 1 TABLESPOON Curry Powder

• 1 TABLESPOON Ground Cumin

• 1 teaspoon Thyme

• 3 Medium Onions Chopped up

• 1 LB Carrots (shredded or chopped)
  

• 2 LBS Mild Italian Sausage

  • Cut into 1-inch sections

  • PRO TIP: BROWN the sausages FIRST and THEN CUT

  • You can Also Use Sausage "Crumbles"

What to do

PREP:

1. OPEN all cans of DICED TOMATOES

2. DICE ONIONS

3. MEASURE OUT the curry, cumin, and thyme into/onto a small bowl/plate

POT:

4. Add Vegetable Broth

5. Add Water

6. Add Lentils to POT

7. Add Tomatoes to POT

8. Begin Heating POT using Medium-High Heat

PAN:

9. Add oil

10. Begin heating PAN over Medium-High heat

11. Add garlic

12. Add onion

13. Add carrots

14. Stir often

15. Cook Until Onion is translucent/soft about 5 minutes
    

16. Add the CURRY, CUMIN, and THYME mixture

17. Stir often

18. Cook another 30 seconds until fragrant

(PAN -> POT)

19. Add contents of PAN to POT careful not to splash!

20. Add 2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes to POT

21. Add Black Pepper Generously to POT
    

22. Brown sausage in PAN

23. Add sausage to POT careful not to splash

    1. DON't FORGET:

    2. Turn off the heat for PAN.

    3. Remove PAN from heat.
       

24. Stir POT until well mixed

25. Bring POT to boil over High Heat

26. Reduce the heat of POT To Medium- Low
    

27. Partially cover POT

28. STIR every 15 minutes to prevent sticking

29. Simmer for 1 hour
    

30. Serve

Servings

About 10 Bowls.

NOTES:

Crew: "This is the best lentil soup we've ever had"

VEGAN STYLE: For the vegan version of the soup, simply do not add sausage.

PRO TIP FOR EASIER SAUSAGES:

While POT is cooking:

Place uncooked sausages on aluminum foil on baking sheet.

Place in oven

set oven to 400

Once the oven is preheated cook for 15 minutes

Cut sausages

Add to POT

ADAPTED FROM:

https://cookieandkate.com/best-lentil-soup-recipe/