Spanish poor man's lentil stew
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- 45 ml extra virgin olive oil
Heat a stock pot over medium heat and add the olive oil.
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- 2 whole small onions
- 6 cloves garlic
Finely chop the onions and roughly chop the garlic, add them to the pot and mix to coat in the oil.
- 200 g dried lentils
Rinse the lentils in a fine sieve under water. Dried lentils need no overnight soak.
- 15 ml sherry vinegar
- 2½ g sweet smoked Spanish paprika
- 2 g ground cumin
After about 4 minutes, when the onion and garlic are lightly sauteed, add the vinegar, paprika and cumin and mix.
- 1 l vegetable broth
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 65 g rice
Add the rinsed lentils, the vegetable broth and the bay leaf, raise to high heat and mix gently.
Cover, lower to a low heat and simmer about 20 minutes until the lentils and rice are just cooked through.
- sea salt
- black pepper
Season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and mix. Season dried pulses only once they are cooked.
- Spanish guindilla (optional)
Remove from the heat, transfer to a shallow bowl and garnish with a guindilla.