date: 2020-10-24T00:22:15.977Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2453100_7fa5dcbafbdfd796/751x532cq70/lentil-stew-lentejas-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2453100_7fa5dcbafbdfd796/751x532cq70/lentil-stew-lentejas-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2453100_7fa5dcbafbdfd796/751x532cq70/lentil-stew-lentejas-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Aaron Mathis ratingvalue: 4 reviewcount: 35793 recipeingredient: - "250 gr. lentils" - "1 chorizo or a few slices if you cant get a small sausageshaped one" - "100 gr. serrano ham" - "1 large onion" - "1 small glass of red wine" - "2 cloves optional" - "1 red pepper optional" - " Half a small glass of olive oil" - "1 bayleaf" - "2 large carrots" - "3 small potatoes" - "2 cloves garlic" - "1 pinch saffron" - " fresh parsley" - " salt and pepper" recipeinstructions: - "Soak the lentils for half an hour. Even though small lentils in packets usually don't need soaking, Spanish women tend to soak anyway" - "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)." - "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." - "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." - "Let the lentil stew simmer for at least 40 minutes. Boil off any excess liquid at the end." - "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." categories: - Recipe tags: - lentil - stew - lentejas katakunci: lentil stew lentejas nutrition: 128 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT27M" cooktime: "PT53M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, lentil stew (lentejas). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Lentil stew (lentejas) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. Lentil stew (lentejas) is something that I've loved my whole life. They're nice and they look fantastic. You will need lentils, chorizo, panceta, serrano ham bone, carrots, celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, stock cube, Necesitan lentejas, chorizo, panceta. Recipe Remix: Leftover stew makes great nachos. Top chips with stew then smother with cheese, microwave to. This stew, despite its somewhat unique tropical twist, translates well to American grocery stores, and is even more comforting in Cleveland and other chilly cities in the fall or winter. To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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. Prepare 250 gr. lentils 1. Prepare 1 chorizo (or a few slices if you can't get a small sausage-shaped one) 1. Make ready 100 gr. serrano ham 1. Prepare 1 large onion 1. Prepare 1 small glass of red wine 1. Take 2 cloves (optional) 1. Get 1 red pepper (optional) 1. Take Half a small glass of olive oil 1. Prepare 1 bayleaf 1. Prepare 2 large carrots 1. Make ready 3 small potatoes 1. Get 2 cloves garlic 1. Take 1 pinch saffron 1. Take fresh parsley 1. Make ready salt and pepper This lentil stew is a very simple one pot wonder that I grew up with that I make regularly and is a classic Spanish dish known as 'potaje de lentejas'. The lentil (Lens culinaris or Lens esculenta) is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. Delicious and hearty Vegan Lentil Stew, so easy to prepare from everyday kitchen ingredients. ##### Instructions 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 1. 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). 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. Let the lentil stew simmer for at least 40 minutes. Boil off any excess liquid at the end. 1. 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. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. 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. It is loaded with carrots, potatoes, celery. This lentils and beef stew is really easy to make and delicious over white rice. So that's going to wrap this up with this special food lentil stew (lentejas) recipe. Thank you very much for reading. 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