Southwestern Lentil Beef Soup

Lentil Sausage Soup

   Materials 

• 1 pound beef hind shank
• 1  onion cubed
• 3 clove garlic minced or more if you like.
• 1 small bag carrots – chopped 
• 3 cups lentils
• 3 tbsp. salt – mix in water to taste > salt is a subtle thing!  – Prefer Morton lite salt with 1/2 NaCl  & 1/2 KaCl ( potassium salt ) 
• juice from 1 whole lemon
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 1/2 celery bundle
• olive oil
• New Mexico Chile Powder
• Cumin – you can put in after done pressure cooking – about 2 teaspoons – add in slowly and mix – to taste
• 5 bay leaves
• water
• 2 double thickness tablespoons of brown sugar – Its not much considering its a 5 quart pot but it really livens the flavor  – Optional

   Steps

1. Soak 3 cups lentils over night
2. Put everything in a pressure cooker EXCEPT { beef ,  salt , water ) 
3. Add water to the minimum height to match the solids
4. Add salt to taste
5. add the beef 
6. Put in a 5 ish quart pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes after up to full reactor vessel pressure