Lentejas con Chorizo Recipe (Simple Spanish Lentil Soup) - Traditional Spanish Recipes

Name: Lentejas con Chorizo Recipe (Simple Spanish Lentil Soup) - Traditional Spanish Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups dried lentils (in Spain there are many types, but use brown or green lentils for this dish, rinsed); 12 cups 3 quarts of chicken stock (you can also use water, or half stock and half water); 1 stalk of celery (cut into inch long pieces); Aromatics of choice (rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, black peppercorn); 1 ham bone; 1 large link of chorizo (semi-cured if possible to find -- about 160g); Olive oil; 4 medium onions (finely diced); 3 large carrots (small dice); 4 cloves of garlic (minced); 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 2 teaspoons ñora pasta (this is a roasted red pepper paste -- substitute a mashed roasted red pepper if you can't find it.); 3 cups of crushed tomatoes (drained)

"This delicious lentejas con chorizo recipe is the best simple Spanish lentil soup I've tried. Smokey chorizo and healthy lentils combine in this classic Spanish recipe!..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 cups dried lentils (in Spain there are many types, but use brown or green lentils for this dish, rinsed)

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12 cups 3 quarts of chicken stock (you can also use water, or half stock and half water)

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1 stalk of celery (cut into inch long pieces)

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Aromatics of choice (rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, black peppercorn)

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1 ham bone

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1 large link of chorizo (semi-cured if possible to find -- about 160g)

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Olive oil

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4 medium onions (finely diced)

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3 large carrots (small dice)

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4 cloves of garlic (minced)

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2 teaspoons tomato paste

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2 teaspoons ñora pasta (this is a roasted red pepper paste -- substitute a mashed roasted red pepper if you can't find it.)

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3 cups of crushed tomatoes (drained)

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