Kjötlaus kjötsúpa

Meatless meat soup

Kjötsúpa, meat soup traditionally made with lamb, is one of the most famous dishes in Icelandic cuisine.

Here I found a vegan version of this soup, instead of lamb with lentils.

But the taste - it really fits!

Ingredients

1 onion

1 stalk of leek

2 Tbsp rapeseed oil

1 tsp ground cumin

300 g carrots

1/2 celery bulb

150 g potatoes

1/2 head white cabbage

150 g red lentils

6 Tbsp oat flakes

1 cube of vegetable broth (vegan)

2 liters of water

2 - 3 bay leaves

1 tsp coarse sea salt

1 bunch of parsley

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large pot.

Peel the onion and leek and chop roughly...

...and fry in the hot oil.

Sprinkle with the cumin and toast carefully.

Meanwhile, peel and chop the carrots, celery root and potatoes.

Add carrots, celery and potatoes to the pot.

Clean the white cabbage, chop it up and cut it into thin strips, then add the cabbage to the pot too...

...as well as the lentils and the cube of vegetable broth.

Add the oat flakes, pour in 2 liters of hot water, season with salt, add the bay leaves and let the whole thing cook for about 3/4 hour.

Then remove the bay leaves.

Wash, pick and chop the parsley and add it to the soup.

Then serve the hot soup with rye bread and vegan margarine to taste.

[Translated from here.]