Croatian Lentil Stew Food

LENTIL STEW WITH COCONUT AND MADRAS CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, madras curry, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to soften, about 1 minute. Add the parsnips, sweet potatoes and red lentils and cook until warm, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the vegetable stock and coconut milk. Simmer until the vegetables are tender and the lentils are cooked, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 1 minute more. Ladle the stew into bowls and garnish with the Fresno chile, fresh mint and a lime wedge. Serve with grilled naan if desired.

MOROCCAN LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Stir hot water and tomato bouillon together in a bowl until dissolved.
• Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or large pot. Add onion; cook and stir until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, fenugreek leaves, bay leaf, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper; cook for 1 minute more.
• Stir in lentils, butternut squash, carrot, celery, and tomato bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils have softened, about 45 minutes.
• Add green beans and peas and cook for 5 minutes more. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

SLOW COOKER MEDITERRANEAN LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Warm water and vegetable bouillon in a slow cooker on High until dissolved. Add lentils, carrots, and potatoes.
• Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cumin and coriander and cook and stir until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add oil, followed by onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and transfer to the slow cooker. Stir. Add tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Stir in spinach.
• Cook on High, stirring every 30 minutes, until lentils are tender and stew has thickened, 3 to 4 hours.

MOROCCAN BEEF AND LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add beef. Sprinkle salt, turmeric, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, coriander, and allspice over beef and vegetables. Stir to mix. Continue to cook mixture until beef is browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste until well combined and cook for 1 minute. Add in beef broth, molasses, and bay leaves. Bring stew to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, about 50 minutes.
• Mix in lentils and dried apricots. Bring stew back to a simmer. Cover and continue to cook on low, stirring occasionally, until lentils soften, about 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Adjust salt and pepper to taste, and mix in fresh lemon juice to taste just before serving.

CROATIAN LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Soak lentil for 5 hours in cold water.
• Wash the lentil and put it in fresh cold water unit it boils. Cook it for 10 minutes, change the water, and cook for more 10 minutes or until you see lentil soft. Remove lentil and put it in cold water.
• Melt the pig-fat in the pot and add the onion. Sauté the onion until it is soft. Add garlic. Sauté it for 1-2 minutes and add flour. Sauté it until the flour is slightly brown and than add paprika. Add water gently and make a cream of all ingredients. Than add lentil and water to cover the lentil. Season with salt and pepper and add bacon skin.
• Cook for 30 minute on very gently fire, or less if the lentil get soft before. Add sour cream, mix it well and serve.

CROATIAN LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Soak lentil for 5 hours in cold water. Wash the lentil and put it in fresh cold water unit it boils. Cook it for 10 minutes, change the water, and cook for more 10 minutes or until you see lentil soft. Remove lentil and put it in cold water. Melt the pig-fat in the pot and add the onion. Sauté the onion until it is soft. Add garlic. Sauté it for 1-2 minutes and add flour. Sauté it until the flour is slightly brown and than add paprika. Add water gently and make a cream of all ingredients. Than add lentil and water to cover the lentil. Season with salt and pepper and add bacon skin. Cook for 30 min. on very gently fire, or less if the lentil get soft before. Add sour cream, mix it well and serve.

CROATIAN "COBANAC" STEW

Steps:

• Cut horse and beef meat into small pieces (not larger than 2x2 cm). Do the same with potato.
• Finely mince onion.
• Soak dried porcini mushrooms in cold water about 15 minutes, and than cut into small pieces.
• Cut pancetta into small pieces.
• Heat the lard and sauté onion until translucent. Add meat and continue to sauté (covered) 20 minutes. At that point meat will start to leave juices.
• Add paprika, salt, pepper, bay leaf, pancetta and thyme. Stir well and continue to sauté 5 minutes; now add wine, stir and sauté until alcohol evaporates.
• Add potato and water to cover meat and potato. Add mushrooms. Stir and cook on easy fire about 120 minutes.
• If you need to add more salt do it, but do not add additional pepper or hot paprika. If you want it hot, do it at the beginning.
• The stew must be soup-like. You eat it only with spoon. All ingredients must be soft and easy to eat.

CROATIAN SPINACH STEW ( SPINAT CUSPAJZ")

Steps:

• Clean the spinach leaves and put them in boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Drain the leaves and using large knife (or multi-practic machine): cut them to mash.
• Take a pot, melt butter, add flour and garlic, and add cold water to make a kind of "sauce veloutè".
• Add mashed spinach pour milk (or cream) season with salt and pepper.
• Nutmeg is optional.
• Cook for 10 minutes.