California Farm Red Lentil and Pork Stew

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

The smells of this cooked stew reminds me of my mothers cooking.

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California Farm Red Lentil and Pork Stew

The smells of this cooked stew reminds me of my mothers cooking.

#CA2025

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Ingredients

1 1/2 hours
2 persons, 4 dinners
  1. For the stew meat:
  2. 1 poundpork meat, cubed
  3. 1/2 poundchopped cured bacon
  4. 1 Tbsolive oil
  5. 1red onion, diced
  6. 1whole garlic bulb
  7. 4cloves
  8. 1/2 Tspflaked seasalt
  9. Water to cover the crusted pork
  10. For the stew vegetables:
  11. 1 pounddry red lentils
  12. 1whole leek in slices
  13. 1large winter carrot, sliced
  14. 2celery stalks, sliced
  15. Herbes de provence
  16. 1garlic bulb
  17. 2 pintswater to cover the lentils
  18. 1meyer lemon, juice only
  19. Equipment: two dutch ovens with lid
  20. Cost: pork $2, bacon $2, lentils, vegetables $2, per dinner $1.50

Cooking Instructions

1 1/2 hours
  1. 1

    Fry cubed pork, chopped bacon and cubed red onion with garlic bulb, flaked seasalt and cloves in Tbs of olive oil in dutch oven till pork has crusted, about 15 minutes. Cover with water, simmer one hour in dutch oven with lid till most liquid has evaporated.

  2. 2

    Covers vegetables with 2 pints of water, bring to boil. Simmer lentils, leek slices, carrots, celery with herbes de provence and garlic in a second dutch oven, one hour, add water as needed to keep from burning.

  3. 3

    Mix the stew: remove garlic bulbs, stir lentils, carrot, leek, celery, pork, bacon and cubed onions together. Simmer fifteen more minutes.

  4. 4

    Drizzle lemon juice. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Serve and enjoy.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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