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August 13

Lentils with Powdered Beef

As prepared by our friend Rosita and her staff:

Ingredients:

Beef:

  • Beef round
  • Green onions
  • Tomatoes
  • Garlic
  • Soy sauce
  • Salt
  • Secret seasoning (paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion, indian spice)

Lentils / Guiso:

  • Green lentils
  • Green onions
  • Tomatoes
  • Garlic
  • Secret seasoning
  • Chicken bouillon
  • Ketchup
  • Vegetable oil
  • White vinegar
  • Rice

Directions:

Beef:

  1. Slice the beef into large strips.
  2. Marinate beef in mixture of tomato, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, salt, and seasoning. Reserve quarter of marinade for use later.
  3. Sear meat in butter then add water to cover. Cook until tender (approximately 45 minutes in pressure cooker and 2-3 hours in oven)

Lentils:

  1. Soak and wash lentils.
  2. Put in a large pot and cover with water and salt.
  3. Boil, cover, and cook about 20 minutes.

Guiso:

  1. Shred tomatoes. Discard skin leaving the juice and pulp.
  2. Dice green onions and mince garlic.
  3. In a saucepan add vegetable oil, green onion, garlic, secret seasoning and saute until tender.
  4. Add bouillon cubes and tomato. Add a little ketchup, and mix together.
  5. Add the guiso to lentils and bring to a boil.
General:
  1. When the beef is tender take it out of the liquid and let it cool.
  2. Shred beef by hand and then put it into a food processor.
  3. Using the reserved marinate, saute with oil in pan and add white vinegar. Add beef.
  4. Serve with rice on the bottom, a layer of lentils, and beef on top.

Hindsight:

Cooking this dish is easy with a kitchen staff! Best served buffet style, with a side of patacones.

Summary:

A typical Colombian dish, tasty at any time of the day as a snack or full meal.