Instant Pot Cabbage Lentil Soup

 Ingredients:

1 cup lentils ( dried, picked over and washed)

1/2 cup yellow onion -roughly chopped

1 pound cabbage - chopped in food processor 

1 inch knob of ginger

1/2 tsp. dried turmeric

3 cloves garlic

1 small jalapeno- washed and if you want less heat remove seeds

4 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 

2 bays leaves

6 1/2 cups water

8 ounce can tomato sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

Hot sauce to taste

Directions:

Add garlic, onion, ginger, jalapeno to a food processor and blend until smooth. Add dried turmeric and pulse another minute.

Set IP on sauté and add oil. Add onion mixture and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes until slightly brown.

Add lentils, bay leaf, cabbage, tomato sauce to the IP with the onion mixture. Add the 6 1/2 cups water.

Close the lid and set IP  on high pressure for 12 minutes. When time is up do a natural release. 

Once pressure is released  open lid and add red wine vinegar and hot sauce to taste.