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Lentejas (Spanish Lentils)

February 18, 2010 by Lois Britton 3 Comments

A dinner party at Carol Stymans’ home –  that’s were I first had lentils (Spanish or otherwise).  Carol introduced us to many things Spanish, including El Corte Ingles. 🙂

This makes a thick, stew-like soup.  I love using lentils because they cook so quickly.


Ingredients

1 lb. lentils, sorted & rinsed
2 small ham hocks
6 oz. Spanish chorizo, sliced
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic, peeled & crushed
1 c. sliced carrots
1 large potato, peeled & diced
1/2 T. dried parsley
8 c. water
4 beef bouillon cubes
1/4 t. ground black pepper
dash cayenne
2 bay leaves

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a dutch oven.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, appox. 2 hours.  Add additional water if the mixture become TOO thick.  Remove bay leaves and hocks.  (My ham hocks didn’t have any meat worth picking off; if yours do, remove it from the hock and return the meat to the soup.)  I was intentional about not adding salt here; between the smoked ham hocks, and bouillon, it didn’t seem to need more.  Season to your own taste. 

Serves 6 – 8

It’s a pity that so many of my favorite dishes are basically brown and not at all photogenic.
Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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  1. Vicki

    February 18, 2010 at 2:58 am

    I LOVE lentils, especially dal. Right now I’m waiting for an Ayurvedic lentil and rice dish to finish cooking, then drizzling it with ghee, hoping to counteract all the chocolate from VD! I miss your cake points, etc analysis. Would you like to do a public service even if you don’t make that week’s cake?!!!

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  2. Hanaâ

    February 21, 2010 at 5:18 am

    I love lentil soup and usually make it meatless. I use the same veggies as you did but add spinach as well and a small handful of those thin vermecelli noodles.

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  3. InspiredbytheOz

    April 6, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    I love lentils as well! pour some over rice and thats all I need for a satisfying meal! yummm.

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