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serves
4
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prep
25 minutes
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cook
1 hour
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difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 leek, white part only, finely chopped
- 1 potato, peeled, finely chopped
- 1 green capsicum, finely chopped
- 1 large zucchini, peeled, finely chopped
- 2 large tomatoes, grated
- 500 g dried green or brown lentils
- 1.5 – 2 litres stock (or water)
- 1 tsp Spanish smoked pimentón dulce (smoked sweet paprika)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 350 g chorizo sausages
- Salt and black pepper
- Crusty fresh baguette, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant. Add the bay leaf, onion and leek to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened. Stir through the potato, capsicum, zucchini and tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until softened. Add the lentils, stock (or water), and ground spices. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer, skimming any fat that rises to the surface with a spoon. Add the whole chorizo sausages to the pan.
- Cook on low heat for 1 hour, or until the lentils and vegetables are tender, adding extra stock or water if needed. Remove the chorizo from the stew and slice. Return to the pan with the lentils. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve the lentejas with chorizo with crusty bread on the side.
Note
- This stew master recipe can be adapted according to dietary needs. For a vegan version, use vegetarian stock and no sausage; and for vegetarian, serve it with (optional) eggs and no chorizo. When cooking with lentils, season with salt at the end of the recipe to ensure even cooking. Cut all the ingredients as small as the lentils.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
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Cook’s Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.