Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter
1 celery stalk, diced
1/2 onion, chopped
1 carrot, diced
1/2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1 tsp. chopped parsley
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 c. lentils
6 c. hot chicken stock
1/4 c. long grain rice
salt
pepper

Preparation

Heat butter.
When hot, add celery and onion; cover and cook 3 minutes over medium heat.
Add carrot, spices and garlic; cover and continue cooking.
Add lentils and chicken stock.
Season well and mix.
Bring to a boil.
Cook soup, partially covered, 2 hours over low heat.
Twenty minutes before soup is finished, add rice and finish cooking.
Serve.