Cajun pork and lentils
Cajun pork and lentils

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today.it’s Louis Weaver. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cajun pork and lentils. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cajun pork and lentils using 28 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cajun pork and lentils:
  1. Take 1 lb. lentils
  2. Make ready 2 lb. pork spare ribs strips, cut in small pieces
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup pork fat
  4. Prepare jon cajun seasoning
  5. Prepare 3 tsp. salt
  6. Prepare 2 tsp. garlic powder
  7. Take 1 tsp. onion powder
  8. Make ready 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
  9. Take 2 tsp. paprika powder
  10. Make ready 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  11. Prepare 3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  12. Get 1 tsp. thyme leaves
  13. Take 1 1/4 tsp. dry oregano leaves
  14. Prepare 1 tsp. cumin powder
  15. Prepare 1 tsp. Mexican chili powder
  16. Prepare other ingredients
  17. Prepare 2/3 cup diced onions
  18. Get 2/3 cup diced red peppers
  19. Take 2/3 cup diced green pepper
  20. Get 1/2 cup diced carrots
  21. Take 2/3 cup diced celery
  22. Make ready 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes or chunky tomato sauce
  23. Take 2 minced garlic cloves
  24. Get 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
  25. Prepare 1 diced potato
  26. Take 1 cup white wine
  27. Make ready 1 1/2 qt. + 1 cup. water
  28. Get 1 tsp. salt
Steps to make Cajun pork and lentils:
  1. Check the lentils for stones or any foreign objects. - Place the lentils in a container, cover with plenty water and let them soak for a couple hours. - In a bowl mix all the spices for the Cajun seasoning. - Pad dry the ribs with paper towel and mix with 2½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning. Let them marinate for 1 hour. Save the rest of the seasoning for other Cajun recipes.
  2. Cut the vegetables and measure the rest of the ingredients. - Heat up at moderate temperature a large frying pan and melt the pork fat. When some of the fat becomes brown, remove and reserve. - Place the ribs in the frying pan and brown them on both sides. Remove to a deep pot.
  3. Add to the frying pan onion, garlic and brown them, trying to lose any particles sticking on the pan. - Add the rest of the vegetables, brown pieces of pork fat and sweat them for 3 minutes. - Add 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning and cook for 1 minute. Add the vegetables and tomatoes to the pot with the ribs.
  4. Deglaze the frying pan with the wine or water and add to the ribs. - Incorporate the water, bring it to a boil, lower the flame and let the ribs cook slowly for 45 minutes. - Drain the soaking lentils. Add lentils, potatoes to ribs in the pot. - Let boil the liquid, lower the flame and cook slowly for 25 to 30 minutes or until lentils are soft.
  5. Serve the soup with a bit chopped tomatoes and cilantro on top.

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