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Lentil soup















Ingredients

For 4
For 100
Lentil
115gms
2.8kg
Carrots
55gms
1.35kg
Turnip
30gms
680gms
Onions
30gms
680gms
Celery
15gms
340gms
Stock
1 litre
22litre
Milk
150ml
3.75litre
Butter
30gms
680gms
Refined flour
30gms
680gms
Pepper
a pinch
15 – 20gms
Salt
to taste 
80 – 100gms

Croutons:



Bread
30gms
680gms
Fat to fry
15gms
250gms


Wash lentils and put into pan with stock. Add sliced onions and celery and shredded carrots and turnip. Add seasoning and boil gently until lentils and vegetables are tender (1 to 1½ hours). Rub through a sieve. Melt fat; add flour. Blend well. Add milk gradually to form a smooth sauce. Add soup. Mix well. Bring to boiling point stirring all the time. Boil for about 3 minutes. Serve hot with fried croutons.