3 spicy lentil and kielbasa soup Recipes

vegetable oil, kielbasa or 1 lb andouille sausages or 1 lb polish sausage, cut into 1 inch thich slices, chopped onion, garlic, minced, chopped carrot, chopped celery, cumin seed, cayenne pepper , to taste, bay leaf, lipton golden onion soup mix, water, dried lentils, rinsed and picked over for stones, black pepper

beans (great northern, pinto, black, navy, lentils - any or all), ham hocks, chopped kielbasa (, or other sausage, if you love meat), water (vegetable, chicken, or beef) or 10 cups stock (vegetable, chicken, or beef), chopped onions, minced garlic, italian tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper (optional), freshly ground black pepper, sage or 2 tbsp basil or 2 tbsp parsley or 2 tbsp oregano (or any combination of those herbs), freshly squeezed, lemon , juice of, salt