This is an Argentine dish and a meal in itself. You can serve it with crusty bread and a salad too. Very good if you are in the mood for comfort food.Thanks to my Argentine friends I now have a new favorite comfort food.
Lentil Stew
1 onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper,chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
1/2 carrot, diced
1 pkg (200g - 250g) bacon
2 tsp Paprika
1 - 225g Spanish chorizo, sliced
4 tomatoes, chopped
2 potatoes, diced
Olive oil
500 ml vegetable or chicken stock
3 - 200g cans lentils
or
1/2lb. (225g) dried lentils that have been rinsed and cooked for 20 minutes, and drained.
In a few tablespoons of olive oil, saute the onion and garlic, then add the red bell pepper and the bay leaf cook for a few minutes. Then add the potatoes,carrot, bacon and paprika. Cook for 2 minutes and add the tomatoes, cook 5 minutes. Add the stock and simmer until the potatoes are tender. Add the chorizo and lentils, cook until lentils and chorizo are hot, about 5 minutes.
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