Hello everyone! Here you have one of my favourite dishes for cold days. This Spanish traditional stew is full of flavour provided by several spices and it is also very easy to cook. Legumes are an important part of our Mediterranean diet. Lentil is a legume high in minerals, mainly iron, protein, vitamin E and B- complex vitamins. Chorizo, cumin and paprika give this dish that characteristic Spanish touch different from other ways of cooking this legume.
Ingredients:
(Serves 4)
400 g brown lentils
1 l of water
1 chicken stock cube
200 g diced unsmoked bacon
200g sliced chorizo ring
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
100 ml extra virgin olive
1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
Salt to taste
Difficulty and cooking time:
Easy
45 minutes
Method:
Rinse the lentils under running cold water, then put them in a large pot with cold water, add salt to taste and bring to the boil.
In the meantime, dice the bacon and slice the chorizo.
Remove any froth with a spoon and add the chicken stock cube.
Then add the bacon and chorizo, stir well, cover with lid and simmer for about 30 minutes. (Additonal cold water can be used in case the stew becomes too thick)
Peel and chop the garlic and onion.
Put the extra virgin olive oil on a frying pan, stir fry the garlic and onion until golden brown, reduce heat and then add the paprika.
Pour the resulting sauce in the pot with the lentils.
Stir well, then add the ground cumin, cayenne and black pepper. Simmer for a couple of minutes and our dish is ready.
Serve piping hot, specially in winter.
I hope you like it!
See you soon,
María
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