Lentil stew (lentejas)
Lentil stew (lentejas)

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Lentil stew (lentejas) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Lentil stew (lentejas) is something that I have loved my whole life.

Recipe Remix: Leftover stew makes great nachos. Top chips with stew then smother with cheese, microwave to. You will need lentils, chorizo, panceta, serrano ham bone, carrots, celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, stock cube, Necesitan lentejas, chorizo, panceta.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lentil stew (lentejas) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil stew (lentejas):
  1. Make ready 250 gr. lentils
  2. Make ready 1 chorizo (or a few slices if you can't get a small sausage-shaped one)
  3. Get 100 gr. serrano ham
  4. Prepare 1 large onion
  5. Make ready 1 small glass of red wine
  6. Get 2 cloves (optional)
  7. Prepare 1 red pepper (optional)
  8. Take Half a small glass of olive oil
  9. Take 1 bayleaf
  10. Get 2 large carrots
  11. Take 3 small potatoes
  12. Get 2 cloves garlic
  13. Get 1 pinch saffron
  14. Take fresh parsley
  15. Take salt and pepper

The lentil (Lens culinaris or Lens esculenta) is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. As a food crop, the majority of world production comes from Canada and India. Ethiopian Lentil Stew -A healthy Vegan Ethiopian-spiced Stew with lentil.

Steps to make Lentil stew (lentejas):
  1. Soak the lentils for half an hour. Even though small lentils in packets usually don't need soaking, Spanish women tend to soak anyway
  2. Cut the ham and chorizo into dice-shaped pieces. Peel and wash the carrots and potatoes. Slice the carrots and halve the potatoes (unless they are very small). Wash and slice a small red pepper (optional).
  3. Drain the lentils and put them in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover them and add the ham, chorizo, carrots, potatoes, bayleaf, pepper, parsley, a little salt, saffron and wine. Also add the cloves if you want the lentils to have a slightly spicey air to them. Put the pan over a low heat and cover.
  4. Slice the onion and garlic and fry, stirring all the time. After a minute or so, add the sliced red pepper. This is optional and adds a slightly sweet flavour to the lentejas. When soft, add to the other ingredients in the saucepan.
  5. Let the lentil stew simmer for at least 40 minutes. Boil off any excess liquid at the end.
  6. Vegetarian Spanish lentils: To make a vegetarian version of Spanish lentil soup, just substitute the chorizo and ham for more vegetables. We recommend adding a little celery (not the leaves), 3 artichokes (without the stalk and outer leaves and cut into halves), 100gr wild mushrooms (if you can get any, otherwise normal ones, washed and sliced), a sprig of rosemary, a piece of lemon peel and a pinch of nutmeg and a pinch of sweet paprika. Put all of these into the saucepan in step 3. You may also like to add a vegtable stock cube.

Laced with berbere spice and Niter kibbeh. You will love this protein and fiber packed meal! To cook the lentils: Put in a saucepan, cover with water. Delicious and hearty Vegan Lentil Stew, so easy to prepare from everyday kitchen ingredients. Enjoy this hearty Vegan Lentil Stew, it is perfect comfort stew.

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