Hearty winter soup Recipe

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Hearty winter soup

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Ingredients:

3		Lamb shanks
2 1/2	liter	Water (10 cups)
1		Onion, chopped
1		Celery stick, chopped
1/2	cup	Brown lentils
4		Carrots, chopped
2		Potatoes, chopped
1		Small turnip, chopped
1/4		Cabbage, small shredded
2		Bacon rashers, chopped
1		Onion, chopped, extra
1		Celery stick, chopped, extra
2		Beef stock cubes
2	tbsp	Parsely, chopped
1		Red capsicum, chopped

Procedures:

1	Combine lamb shanks, water, onion and celery in a large waucepan, bring to the boil, reduce heat, simmer, covered for 1 ?hours, cool, refrigerate overnight.
2	cover lentils with water, soak overnight.
3	next day, strain stock, discard fat and vegetables.
4	Return stock to saucepan with drained lentils and chopped meat from shanks.
5	Bring to the boil, add carrots, potatoes, turnip and cabbage.
6	Cook bacon, extra onion and celery in frying pan until onion is soft; add to soup with crumbled stock cubes.
7	Simmer covered for 1 hour.
8	add parsely and capsicum just before serving.
9	notes: cook the stock for the soup a couple of days before required, add most of the vegetables on the day of serving.
10	Stir capsicum and parsely in as you serve the soup.
11	Make a complete meal by serving with hot crusty bread recipe unsuitable to freeze or microwave.