Lentil soup

Now we are going to do one of my favourite meals, lentil soup- if you want it you eat it and if not you leave it [LOL]. (or lentejas - si las quieres las comes y si no las dejas).

Ingredients ( 3 people):

• 250 grams of lentils

• 1 to stew chorizo

• 100 grams of ham

• 1 large onion

• A small glass of olive oil

• 3 tablespoons wine (optional) • 1 bay leaf

• 2 large carrots

• 3 small potatoes

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1 pinch of saffron or dye

• Ground pepper

• Salt

Steps:

Step 1: Put half an hour to soak lentils. While you are preparing the ingredients: Cut the ham intosmall cubes, cut the sliced chorizo stew, cut too thinly sliced carrots and small potatoes peeled andleft whole;

Step 2: Once the soaked lentils (after that half hour) are set to fire in a pan of water that coversthem. Then you are throwing into the pot what we have already prepared: ham, sausage, carrotsand potatoes. It also puts out the bay leaf, pepper, saffron and wine stain.

Step 3: Chop the onion (cut up into small pieces) and pour into the pan with oil.Chop garlic and addto onion. Left sauté until cold (but not golden brown).

Step 4: Add the onion and garlic to the lentils and put salt in the pot that was already on fire. Take30 to 40 minutes on medium or slow.

Variants / Cheats / Secrets:

• Lentils with ham and vegetables: the above recipe you can add more vegetables, turnip, greenbeans, red pepper or green lentils are very tasty and softer and digestive with the vegetables.

• Lentils with bacon and sausages all the same, add the bacon and sausage before fried.

• Tip 1: they are also great with sliced ham bones.

• Tip 2: you can add extra spice and clove.

• Tip 3: For the lentils are whole and not made pureed lentils try to skip a few minutes earlier (about4 or 5) removing them.

• Secret leftover lentils and stored in the refrigerator are even better than the first day be burnt whenhot glass of wine or a little brandy.

There are lots of varieties of this meal and most of people i'm sure that make it with its personal touch. In my case I like it with lot of potatoes and bacon.

Hope you enjoy it! Thank you :) (409)