Stewed lentils

Today we bring you the recipe of classic stewed lentils, such as those made by our mothers and grandmothers so often at home and that we like them so much.

Ingredients for 2 people:

- 150 grams of lentils

- 1 potato

- 1 carrot

- 2 pieces of chorizo

- 1 piece of bacon

- 1 large bay leaf (or two small)

- 1/2 onion

- 1/4 green pepper

- 1 tomato

- 1/2 head of garlic

- Salt

- Olive oil

Recipe:

- Leave the lentils to soak the night before.

- The next day, drain the lentils and put them in a large pot.

- Peel the onion and introduce it in the pot, like tomato, green pepper, bay leaf and garlic (unpeeled).

- Add cold water until it covers the lentils and add about 4 more fingers of water.

- Pour in a splash of olive oil.

- Put it in high heat until it starts to boil and leave it on medium heat for a couple of hours.

- When half an hour has passed since it begins to boil add the carrot peeled and cut into slices.

- Half an hour after adding the carrot, add the potato peeled and cut into unequal pieces.

- Insert also with the potatoes the chorizo ​​pieces (unpeeled).

- During cooking, when you see that it is running out of liquid, you will have to add 3 glasses of cold water (one at a time) to break the cooking.

- When it is half an hour or so before they are done, remove the onion, tomato, green pepper, bay leaf and garlic from the pot.

- Throw the laurel and the garlic.

- Chop the onion, tomato and green pepper with a mixer until they are mashed and add them back to the pot, stirring well to integrate with the lentils and help to thicken the sauce a little.

Bon appétit!