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Lentil Stew aka Lentejas Guisadas

Lentil Stew is my take/version on the Dominican style lentejas guisadas. It is a delicious recipe that has changed my opinion on lentils and is quite a filling meal!
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 packet of dry lentils
  • ½ pork keilbasa
  • ½ acorn squash
  • 2-3 potatoes quartered
  • ½ red and green peppers
  • 2 carrots rough chopped
  • 2 celery, rough chopped
  • ½ red onion
  • tomato
  • cilantro
  • sofrito
  • chicken bouillon
  • garlic
  • sazon or adobo
  • 4-8 cups of water

Instructions
 

  • In one pot, boil lentils for about 35 minutes. Start this first. After the first 25 minutes have past, start the second pot
  • In a larger pot, fry keilbasa and set aside.
  • add oil, sofrito, and bouillon. Sautee
  • add rough chopped veggies
  • add boiled lentils and more water to veg pot.
  • add potatoes, squash, and carrots and boil 20 more minutes
  • then blend squash, some lentils, and some veg, and add mixture back to pot
  • cook an additional 5-10 more min
  • add in keilbasa and cilantro and serve.

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