Green Lentil Soup For Pressure Cooker - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1/2 lb sweet Italian sausage (two sausages)
1 large carrot, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon paprika (Hungarian, if available)
2 cups water
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups green lentils
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or to taste, none if using full salt broth)
3 pinches fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Roll sausage into dime size balls. Brown in the oil, then remove.
Saute the onions, then remove.
Saute the carrots & celery.
Place lentils and everything else in cooker.
Seal the pressure cooker. When the pressure-indicator rises let cook 13 minutes. We don't have a great pressure cooker.
Turn off heat, carefully move handle to safe position to eliminate pressure. Wait for all steam to clear and open.
Discard bay leaf. Serve with French bread.