Indulge in some Spanish-inspired home cooking with this comforting Chorizo and Lentil Stew.

A beautiful hearty and warming dish perfect for colder evenings at home. Tinned lentils allow a faster cooking time but do not fall short of flavour.

Finished off perfectly with a dollop of creme fraiche and plenty of Pimenton De La Vera (sweet paprika) sprinkled on top. Serve with a glass of Rioja!

Chorizo and Lentil Stew

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Indulge in some Spanish-inspired home-cooking with this comforting Chorizo and Lentil Stew

Author: Flaevor
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Stew

Ingredients

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1 Spanish onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 stick celery, sliced thin
1 medium carrot, cut into small cubes
1 medium potato, cut into small cubes
1 red chilli
1 tsp Pimenton De La Vera Sweet Smoked Paprika
150gm Chorizo sliced thin
1 jar or tin of lentils, drained
150gm baby romana or cherry tomatoes
2 bay leaves
500ml hot chicken stock
Large handful parsley, roughly cupped
Good Squeeze of lemon
Creme Fraiche to serve
Cracked black pepper
Pimenton De La Vera Sweet Smoked Paprika for sprinkling

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Cover tomatoes in a little olive oil and some salt. Roast in the oven for approx. 15 minutes or until collapsed and charred with colour.
Fry chorizo slices gently for a few minutes until they have colour. Be careful not to burn. Remove from pan and use half the chorizo oil to cook vegetables.
Fry onion in chorizo oil until soft. Add celery and carrot, cook for 5 minutes.
Add potatoes, garlic, chilli and bay leave to the pan, cook a further 5 minutes, stirring to make sure the mixture doesn’t stick.
Add the hot stock to the pan, bring to the boil then reduce heat to simmer. Cook for approx. 10 minutes until the liquid has thickened slightly.
Return chorizo to the stew along with a squeeze of lemon, drained lentils and some cracked black pepper.
Cook a further 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Divide chorizo and lentil stew between bowls, top with roasted tomatoes. Dollop with creme fraiche and sprinkle with smoked sweet paprika.

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