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Spanish lentil soup
Spanish lentil soup
Travel all the way to Europe with this easy and flavorful Spanish recipe!
Preparation
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Put the water and the lentils in the pot and bring to a boil. Leave on medium heat for 15 minutes.
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Add the peeled and diced potato and tomato. Add the minced onion and peppers. Peel the garlic cloves and put them whole in the pot.
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Peel the carrot and slice it. Add them with the diced bacon.
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Put the chorizo slices on a paper towel, and put it in the microwave oven for 1 minute to take the grease out of it.
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Add the chorizo in the pot, salt, pepper, paprika, some red food coloring and some olive oil. Stir well, cover and leave to simmer for 25 minutes.
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There you are, your Spanish lentil soup is ready!
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Questions:
Couldn't one just eliminate the food coloring and add tomato paste instead ?
Is adding the food colouring just for colour?
Answer:
Yes, you can put saffron instead if you have some ! Or tomato paste if you prefer :-)
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Comments:
Great soup, but crazy to add food coloring. Don't.
This looks delicious!