Chubby Hubby - Fave recipes: Lentils a la Balthazar

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils du Puy
• 2 slices of bacon, finely diced
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• ½ medium onion, finely diced
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely diced
• 1 celery stalk, finely diced
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
• 1 cup chicken stock