Cuban Lentil Soup
"Another lentil recipe"
Original is 6 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (623.2 g)
- Calories 385.6
- Total Fat - 18.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.7 g
- Cholesterol - 40.4 mg
- Sodium - 2431.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 3.8 g
- Protein - 23.2 g
- Calcium - 78.7 mg
- Iron - 3.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 17.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot,
Step 2
Add the onions and carrots.
Step 3
Cook approximately 5 minutes until the onions are translucent, stirring frequently.
Step 4
Add the garlic, tomato paste, salt, oregano, cumin, and black pepper.
Step 5
Cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
Step 6
Add the ham hocks, chicken broth, water, and bay leaf to the pot, stir well.
Step 7
Raise the heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil. Then, lower the heat to medium-low, cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 8
Add the lentils to the pot, cover and cook for about 20 minutes until the lentils start to soften, stirring occasionally.
Step 9
Remove the ham from the pot and let it cool down on a plate .
Step 10
In the meantime
Step 11
Add the potatoes and the pumpkin to the lentil stew.
Step 12
Bring the liquid back to a boil, then lower the heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 40 minutes,
Step 13
Add water as needed
Step 14
Until the lentils, potatoes, and pumpkin are tender.
Step 15
When the ham hocks cool down take the meat off and discard the fat and bones.
Step 16
Chop the ham and return it to the pot.
Step 17
Keep the broth at a simmer.
Step 18
Lower the heat .
Step 19
Stir occasionally.
Step 20
Remove the bay leaf and discard.
Step 21
Taste and add seasoning if needed.
Tips
No special items needed.
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