Moms German Lentil Soup Recipe

Directions:

1. Wash and drain lentils
2. In large pot fry bacon until crispy
3. Add onions and carrots.
4. Cook until onions are tender.
5. Add lentils, water, celery, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
6. Grate potato into mixture.
7. Add ham bone or ham hock.
8. Simmer 3 hours then remove bay leaf and bone or hock.
9. Cut meat off bone or hock then return to soup and add lemon juice.
10. Serve with nice crusty and buttered bread.