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Lentils with Chorizo

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55 min

Lentils with Chorizo

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Time

55 min

Serving

5 persons

Calories

528

Rating

4.00★ (41)

Cuisine

Mexican
Author: Victoria Buriak
Try this lentil and chorizo soup for a quick and easy Mexican dinner. Serve with warm tortillas.

Ingredients

  • dry lentils, rinsed: 0.5 pound
  • cube chicken bouillon: 1 piece
  • water, or as needed to cover lentils by 2 inches: 2 cups
  • Mexican chorizo, casing removed and meat crumbled: 0.5 pound
  • slices bacon: 6 piece
  • roma (plum) tomato: 1 piece (diced)
  • tomatillo: 1 piece (diced)
  • white onion: 1 piece (diced)
  • garlic: 2 clove (minced)
  • water: 0.5 cup
  • bunch cilantro: 0.5 piece (chopped)
  • cumin: 0.125 tsp
  • crumbled cotija cheese: 5 tsp
  • sour cream: 5 tsp

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  1. Place rinsed lentils into a large pot. Add bouillon cube and pour in enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a simmer, then cook until lentils are just tender, about 20 minutes.
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  2. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
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  3. Add bacon to the skillet and lightly fry until cooked but still soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and chop; leave drippings in the pan.
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  4. Cook tomato, tomatillo, onion, and garlic in bacon drippings until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup water and cilantro; transfer mixture to a blender. Holding the lid of the blender down with a folded kitchen towel, carefully start the blender; use a few quick pulses to get the mixture moving, then leave it on to purée until smooth.
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  5. Add the puréed vegetables, chorizo, bacon, and cumin to the lentil-broth mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
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  6. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with cotija cheese and sour cream.
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