German Lentil Soup Recipe

• 2 cups dried Brown Lentils (rinsed and drained)
• 3 cups Chicken Stock
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 cup Carrots (chopped)
• 1 cup Celery (chopped)
• 1 cup Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup Ham (cooked and cubed)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• ½ tsp Garlic Powder
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg (freshly grated)
• 5 drops Hot Pepper Sauce
• ¼ tsp Caraway Seed
• ½ tsp Celery Salt
• 1 tbsp fresh Parsley (chopped)
• ½ tsp Black Pepper (ground)

• Place a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker on heat and combine lentils, chicken stock, bay leaf, carrots, celery, onion and ham.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, nutmeg, hot pepper sauce, caraway seeds, parsley and black pepper.
• Cover the cooker and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours.
• Remove the bay leaf.
• Ladle into soup bowls and serve hot.