Spanish Lentil Soup With Chorizo

"When I first arrived in Córdoba, Spain to study for a year, the cook in my dorm served this, my first lunch in my new home. I had never had lentils before, but this dish quickly became my absolute favorite. My additions to the recipe are the garlic, onion and potato; I tried carrot once but I overcooked it and was traumatized by the mushiness, so I haven't done that since. The best part about this recipe is it costs less than $10 to make and feeds many."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6
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ingredients

  • 1 12 cups dry green lentils
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 medium potato, cut into chunks slightly bigger than bite size
  • 2 -3 small chorizo sausages (Mexican or Spanish) or 2 -3 small linguica sausage (Portuguese)
  • salt & pepper
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directions

  • Soak the lentils in cold water for an hour prior to cooking.
  • Heat olive oil on low heat, add onion and garlic. Sautée until onion begins to look translucent and garlic browns a little.
  • Add water and lentils, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Add potato.
  • Add chorizo, in one inch slices.
  • Cook until lentils get soft and expand and chorizo filling strains against natural casing, about 40-45 minutes.
  • Serve warm with crusty bread.

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Reviews

  1. This recipe is very simple. Make sure you add a bit more water than the recipe calls for or else you won't have a soupy consistency. I added a bit more garlic and pepper to mine to give it a bit more flavor. Otherwise a very low key meal to make during the week.
     
  2. I made this the other day and I'm so glad I did! I thought it was perfect. Reminded me of a dish I had in Spain years ago. Simple but delicious.
     
  3. Very tasty! I made this with some smoked chorizo and it came out great. I do agree with some of the other reviews to add more water for a more soupy consistency but I suspect that if you bring it to a quick boil and then set it to simmer quickly, you may not need as much. I also added one more clove a garlic as well simply because I love garlic. Adding this to my list of favorites.
     
  4. Yes, this soup will not be very soupy, but that's how it's eaten in Spain. I've looked all over for a good lentejas recipe, also one of my favorite Spanish recipes, one that is not watery or soupy, so I'm thrilled I found this. Thanks!
     
  5. This was very good, I used 3 cups chicken stock instead of water, and added 1 tsp smoked paprika. Yes it was thick, more like a stew. We ate it over white rice, it was delicious!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I added about 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt right at the end along with a teaspoon of smoked Spanish paprika and it really finished the dish nicely.
     
  2. To make the flavor more interesting, I added a bit of lime, cumin, cilantro, and chili oil.
     

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I am a Spanish teacher and my favorite thing to cook is a slow baked Lima bean casserole with herbs de provence. I also love cooking dairy-free with cashew cream.
 
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