Status: 02.01.2024, 10:01 a.m.
By: Clara Kistner
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A portion of grandma's delicious lentil soup and a following year full of happiness? Even those who don't believe in the tradition will be thrilled after the first spoonful.
A steaming bowl of soup or stew is probably the tastiest way to warm up a bit during the cold season. In winter, there could be something to spoon every day without getting bored. After all, there are plenty of recipes for broths with filling, as well as for creamy vegetable soup. Lentils are also often used for various soups. Whether floating in clear broth and in whole form or creamy smooth, the vegetables can be found in some recipes.
Why did grandma like to make lentil soup on New Year's Eve? And what it is supposed to have to do with happiness
Even grandma liked to cook lentil soup on New Year's Eve as a good luck charm for the coming year. But what is it all about? According to BR, the countless small lenses should be available for a lot of money in the new year. That's probably why the lentils are not pureed in the preparation, as in some other recipes for lentil soup.
The delicious lentil soup according to grandma's recipe is quick and easy to prepare and on top of that very healthy. (Symbolic image) © The Picture Pantry/Imago
This tradition is also used in Italy. In this way, the lentils are also supposed to fill the wallet of the eater with as much change as possible in the neighboring country, reports Sat1.
Ingredients for the classic lentil soup grandma's style
For about four servings of soup, you will need:
- 300 g potatoes (mainly waxy)
- 250 g lentils (brown)
- 120 g carrots
- 100 g leeks
- 100 g celeriac
- 600 ml vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (neutral)
- 45 ml white wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Optionally, some fresh parsley for garnish
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Depending on your taste, you can also cut one or two pairs of Viennese sausages into the otherwise purely plant-based lentil soup.
If you liked grandma's lentil soup, try grandma's easy potato stew with sausage and bacon on cold days in the new year.