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Lencsefőzelék Sonkával
(lentil potage with ham)

sort out lentil (throw out potential rocks, rotten lentils, etc.)
put it in water for one night
next day wash it through again

boil on low heat tied (and/or) smoked ham for 1-2 hours (depending on size) with 5 cloves of garlic, 1 whole onion, 1 carrot, a dozen whole peppers, 5 bay leafs
remove ham from hamwater, if it was tied, make sure to get the strings off
when room temp put in fridge

put lentil into hamwater
25 minutes boiling
meanwhile create roux, add paprika at the very end and mix it into roux
add roux to lentil
adjust acidity of potage with mustard and lemon juice
adjust creaminess with generous addition of sour cream, mix in

get ham out from fridge, slice
serve potage with ham slices and/or sunny side up eggs

>>14715214
Not trying to hijack the thread, so this is the last one: lencsefőzelék (lentil potage). It's cooked in smoked ham stock ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFIa6I5lVrk ) with bay leaf, mustard, and onions. The key to a good lentil potage is balancing out the ham's smokeyness and the lentil's earthiness with acidity, so either vinegar or lemon is used. People usually eat it around New Year's Eve because lentils resemble coins and consoooming it will make you rich or some shit.

Lentil pottage. Cooked in smoked ham water, bay leaves.