Kjötlaus kjötsúpa

Meatless meat soup

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

Here you find a vegan version of this soup, instead of lamb with lentils.

But the taste - it really fits! 

Ingredients

1 onion

1 leek

2 Tbsp rapeseed oil

1 tsp ground cumin

300 g carrots

1/2 celery bulb

150 g potatoes

1/2 head of white cabbage

150 g red lentils

6 Tbsp oat flakes

1 vegetable stock cube (vegan)

2 l (4 cups) water

2 - 3 bay leaves

1 tsp coarse sea salt

1 bunch parsley

Preparation

Heat oil in a large saucepan.

Peel the onion and leek, chop coarsely.

Fry them in the hot oil.

Sprinkle with the cumin and roast carefully. 

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

Add carrots, celery and potatoes to the pot.

Clean the white cabbage, chop it and cut into thin strips. Then add it to the pot as well.

Add also the lentils and vegetable stock cube.

Add the oatflakes. Pour in 2 l (4 cups) of hot water. Season with the salt. Add the bay leaves and cook for about 3/4 hour. 

Then remove the bay leaves.

Wash, pluck and chop the parsley and add to the soup.

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