This soup is so quick and easy that you’ll never want to buy an instant soup again!!! Trust me, this will change your life!
You simple put all the ingredients into a jar and top them with boiling water – et voilà, you get an amazing lentil soup in the style of a Luxembourgish Lënsenzopp. Magic!
You can watch me make this recipe here on a theatre stage.
If you want the recipe in Luxembourgish you can find it here.
3 tsp chicken stock powder*
4 tbsp cream
¼ tsp thyme
200g ready-to eat lentils, drained weight
124g jar carrots and peas, drained weight
6 Mettwurscht cocktail sausages**
Makes 2 500ml mason jars – Hands-on: 10 mins – Serves 2
Put 1 ½ tsp chicken stock powder at the bottom of each 500ml jar. Add 2 tbsp of cream and half the thyme to each jar.
Top with 100g ready-to-eat lentils.
Cut the carrots into chunks and add to the jars with the peas.
Cut the Mettwurscht sausages into thin slices and put into the jars.
Seal the jars and keep at room temperature until ready to eat.
Once you’re ready to eat, top the jars up with boiling water, put the lid on tightly, shake and leave to steep for 3 minutes.
Pour the soups into a soup bowl or eat straight from the jar.
*It’s worth investing in a really good powdered chicken stock, as it will determine the flavour of your soup. I like to use organic stock powder from Natur Compagnie, as it tastes really natural.
**I use cocktail Mettwurscht sausages, which are ready-to eat and firmer that their larger counterparts – thus easy to slice and no need to properly cook before eating.
TIP: Make sure to keep the finished jars at room temperature before ready to eat, as a cold jar will instantly cool the soup. If it’s a hot day, it’s advisable not to add the cream to the jar as it could go off in the heat. Simply add it just before you pour in the boiling water.
VEGGIE Version: Use vegetable stock powder and replace the Mettwurscht with smoked tofu
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