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Lentils in Bacon Broth

4 servings

Ingredients

• Lentils (as needed)
• Water (a little)
• Bacon (a little)
• Onions (a little)
• Butter (a little)
• 1 tablespoon Flour
• Meat broth (a little)

Instructions

1. After 1 hour of cooking, drain the lentils and cook them until quite tender in fresh water.
2. Dice a piece of bacon and plenty of onions, fry them in butter until frothy, then let 1 tablespoon of flour turn pale yellow in it.
3. Mix with meat broth to form a thick sauce, add to the lentils, and let them cook through with the sauce.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.