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Lencsefőzelék – New Year’s Lentil Stew

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Equipment

  • Chef Knife
  • Large pot

Ingredients

  • 500 grams green lentils soaked overnight
  • 2 tbsp pork dripping or other fat
  • 2 medium onions finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot cut into slices
  • 1 stick of celery finely chopped
  • 1 parsnip cut into slices
  • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
  • 1.5 litres chicken stock or turkey stock (vegetable stock or water)
  • 450 grams smoked pork knuckle meat cooked
  • Ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsps parsley chopped

Instructions 

  • Melt the pork dripping in a pan over a medium heat and then add the onions. Fry until soft and translucent. Then add the other vegetables and fry over a low heat for about 8 minutes, or until soft.
  • Add the tomato paste and stir through for about a minute, then stir in the paprika, and immediately add the lentils and the chicken stock and stir well and bring to a boil.
  • Add the smoked pork knuckle meat and reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the lentils are soft.
  • Stir through the parsley and serve with some crusty bread.