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Lentils and Chorizo Tapas Recipe |
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A simple tapas dish to cook and it can also be served as a main meal.
The lentils take on the flavour of the chorizo as they cook. |
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KEY POINTS
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Preparation: |
20 minutes |
Cooking Time: |
45 minutes |
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How Difficult |
Easy |
Freeze? |
No |
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Servings |
10 tapas or
4 main meals |
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COOK'S NOTES ON LENTILS AND CHORIZO TAPAS
The final picture of this recipe shows this dish served as a main
meal. If you want to serve it as a tapas, first warm a largish bowl in
the oven. Then when the Lentils and Chorizo are cooked simply spoon the
contents into the warm bowl. Provide your guests with a spoon and let
them serve themselves a tapas protion.
Lentils come in a huge variety of types and it's important to understand
that some lentils require overnight soaking and some only need to be
cooked for 30 minutes. read the lentil pack instructions carefully
before buying. We used red split lentils which are cooked after 25
minutes.
| Ingredients |
How Much |
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Split
red lentils |
200g / 7oz |
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Chorizo |
200g / 7oz |
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Medium onions |
2 |
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Spring onions |
6 |
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Red sweet pepper |
1 |
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Garlic |
2 cloves |
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Chicken / vegetable stock |
500ml / 17fl oz |
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Olive oil |
2 tablespoons |
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Red wine |
1 wine glass |
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Fresh thyme |
1 tablespoon (½ tablespoon if using
dried herbs) |
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Parsley sprigs |
To decorate |
WHAT SPECIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT?
Large frying pan
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PREPARATION FOR LENTIL AND CHORIZO TAPAS
Peel, top and tail and finely chop the onions and garlic.
Cut the red pepper into quarters, remove seeds and pith. Slice and chop
into small pieces.
Chop the tails of the spring onions then chop widthways into thin rings.
Slice the chorizo then chop the slices into 2cm / ¾cm chunks.
Finely chop the fresh thyme. METHOD FOR LENTIL AND CHORIZO TAPAS
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Add the olive oil to a frying pan on a medium / low heat and then add the
chopped onions. Fry them for 10 minutes until they are soft but not browned.
Add all the remaining ingredients except the chorizo, stir well and fry for 25
minutes, stirring the ingredients occasionally. |
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While the other ingredients are cooking slice the chorizo and cut it into chunks
- click the left hand picture for an enlarged photo. Remember to peel off the
plastic outer ring from the chorizo slices. Check the frying pan occasionally
to ensure it is not dry. If it is add a couple of tablespoons of extra water. |
Heat a bowl in the oven to a low heat. This will be used to keep the
lentils and chorizo tapas warm when it is served to the table.
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