Corned Beef and Lentil Soup
Best served with some crusty bread to soak up all the flavor.
Ingredients
- Oil
- 1 Yellow Onion, diced
- 3 Carrots, diced
- 3 ribs Celery, diced
- 6 tbsp Garlic
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 ½ tsp Dried Thyme
- 9 cups Water
- 3 tbsp Chicken Base
- 1 – 14 oz can Canned Diced Tomatoes
- 2 – 2 ½ cups (1 lb bag) Dry Lentils
- 1 ½ - 2 lbs Corned Beef, pulled into chunks
- Spinach, destemmed and cut into strips
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- (about 3 ½ tsp or to taste) Salt
- Black Pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until softened.
- Stir in garlic, bay leaf, and thyme; cook until garlic is fragrant.
- Add water, chicken base, tomatoes, and lentils. Bring to a boil.
- Add in corned beef.
- Reduce heat and simmer until lentils are tender.
- Stir in spinach and cook until it wilts.
- Stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper.