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Guiso de Lentejas

Name: Guiso de Lentejas
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Uruguay
Ingredients: 250g Lentils; 2 Chorizo; 80g Bacon; 200g Pumpkin; 2 Potato; 1 Onion; 1 Red bell pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 2 tsp Paprika; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 Bay leaf; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Olive oil

Main Dish

⏱ 75 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Lentils slow-stewed with chorizo and vegetables — Uruguay's winter home stew.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Guiso de lentejas is a Uruguayan winter home dish of lentils stewed with chorizo, bacon, pumpkin, potatoes, and more. Influenced by Spanish and Italian immigrants, its paprika and cumin aroma whets the appetite. It's eaten with bread in the cold Southern Hemisphere winter (June–August).

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a cold July evening, a big pot of lentil stew bubbles in a Montevideo kitchen as the family gathers at the table with warm bread in hand.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Lentils 250g
Chorizo 2
Bacon 80g
Pumpkin 200g
Potato 2
Onion 1
Red bell pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Paprika 2 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf 1
Salt 1 tsp
Olive oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat olive oil in a pot and fry the chopped bacon and sliced chorizo.
Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and sauté, then add the tomato paste, paprika, and cumin.
Add the lentils, 1.2L water, and bay leaf and simmer 20 minutes.
Add the diced pumpkin and potatoes and simmer 20 minutes.
Season with salt.
Serve with bread.

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