Lentil and Sausage Soup for a Cold Winters Night

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups French green lentils
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (or bacon fat)
• 1 pound Italian pork sausage
• 1 large yellow or white onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
• 1 pinch Salt (more to taste)
• 3 celery stalks (and their leaves if possible), chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried marjoram (or fresh marjoram, chopped)
• 1/2 cup sturdy red wine
• 4 large carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 4 cups chicken or beef stock (preferably homemade)
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 cups chopped spinach (frozen is fine; just use 1 1/2 cups instead)
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 pinch Freshly ground black pepper (more to taste)
• 1 dash Red wine vinegar (more to taste)

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