How to Cook Lentejas Guisadas (Stewed Lentils)

Learn how to make lentejas guisadas. This lentil recipe is no lacking in veggies, and flavors, but the 'smokiness' of the lentils is never overpowered. It seems like a very simple dish, but as comfort food goes this cannot get any more complex.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Fusion

Keyword how to make lentejas, lentil recipe, lentils dinner, recipe for lentejas

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2 30

Servings servings

Calories 406kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

2 cups dry brown lentils (or green lentils)
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 smoked pork chops cubed (optional)
1 large red onion cut into eighths
2 potatoes cut into cubes
½ pound auyama (kabocha squash) [0.48 kg], cut into cubes
1 red bell pepper diced
½ teaspoon mashed garlic
1 teaspoon dry thyme or 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
1 pinch oregano
1½ teaspoons salt (or more, to taste)
2 tablespoons minced cilantro (or parsley)

Instructions

1. Boiling the lentils

Rinse the lentils. Soak the them in abundant water for 20 - 60 minutes in a dutch oven or pot.
Boil the lentils for 15 minutes over medium heat. Sieve the lentils until all the water has been drained. Set aside water and lentils.

2. Sauteing

Heat the oil in a pot over medium-high heat.
⚠️ If you are adding pork chops, add them now and cook, stirring, until browned. Otherwise, continue with the following instructions.
Add the onion to the pot. Cook and stir until the onion becomes translucent. Add the potatoes, squash, bell pepper, garlic, thyme, and oregano. Season with a teaspoon of salt.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes.

3. Adding the lentils

Add the lentils (without the water) to the pot, and cook and stir for a minute.
Add 4 cups of the water you had reserved, stir.

4. Simmering

Cover and simmer over low heat until all the ingredients are cooked through. Add more water as it becomes necessary (use clear water if you run out of the water from boiling the lentils)
Remove the thyme sprigs, and stir in the cilantro. Season with salt to taste.

5. Serving

Remove from the heat and serve per suggestions above the recipe.

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