Lentil And Spicy Sausage Soup

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 large clove of garlic crushed
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 sticks of celery finely chopped
• 500 grams spicy sausages. ie chorizo or chilli pork
• 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 150 grams of Puy lentils.
• 2 x 400 gram tins of crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon of caster sugar
• 3 cups of stock
• salt and freshly ground pepper
• 4 small handfuls of baby spinach

1. Heat the oil.
2. Saute the onion, garlic, bay leaves and celery until the onion is soft and translucent.
3. Remove skins from sausages if necessary.
4. Roughly chop sausages and add to pan with fennel seeds.
5. Cook 3-4 mins until lightly golden.
6. Add tomato paste and mix well to combine.
7. Stir in lentils, tomatoes sugar and stock.
8. Bring to boil.
9. Reduce heat and simmer half covered for 30-40 minutes, or until lentils are cooked.
10. Add more liquid if necessary.
11. Taste for salt and pepper
12. Put a small handful of spinach in bottom of each bowl.
13. Put ladle of very hot soup in each bowl.

olive oil, onion, clove of garlic, bay leaves, celery, fennel seeds, tomato paste, tomatoes, sugar, stock, salt, handfuls of baby spinach

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/lentil-and-spicy-sausage-soup-51414801 (may not work)