Sweet and Sour Pumpkin Stew with Lentils
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Description
Instead of meat, you can use chicken or prepare a vegetarian version by increasing the amount of lentils.
Ingredients
- Pumpkin 20 oz
- Meat 20 oz
- Potato 1 piece
- Onion 2 heads
- Lentils 5 oz
- Raisins 1 tablespoon
- Prunes 1 piece
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Cilantro 1 teaspoon
- Grated Ginger Root to taste
- Mild Chili Spice 1 piece
- Cilantro to taste
- Salt to taste
- Olive Oil 2 tablespoons
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1
Cut the meat into cubes (if using beef, it's better to take the shoulder). Heat oil in a pan. Sauté the meat in small portions over medium heat and transfer it to a deep pot, preferably a saucepan, cauldron, or Dutch oven. Add a little water if the beef has released little juice, season with salt, add the rinsed prune, cover with a lid, and simmer on low heat for about 1 hour (depending on the meat).
Step 2
Peel and slice the onion into feathers. Peel and chop the garlic and ginger (grate the ginger finely).
Step 3
Slightly crush the cilantro in a mortar.
Step 4
Remove the seeds from the chili pepper and cut it into rings or thin strips. If you want a spicy stew, add the pepper at the very beginning of cooking with the meat; if you prefer a mild heat, do not cook it, and add it to the finished dish.
Step 5
Heat the oil, add the crushed cilantro, and sauté for a minute, then add the garlic and almost immediately the onion, so the garlic doesn't burn.
Step 6
Sauté the onion for about 5 minutes, add the ginger, and after 3 minutes, add the rinsed raisins. Sauté everything together until the onion takes on a caramel color.
Step 7
Cut the pumpkin into large cubes and sauté in a heated pan with oil. Do the same with the potato. The potato should be soft after frying, while the pumpkin should remain crunchy.
Step 8
Rinse the lentils. Add the onion with raisins and spices, and the lentils to the meat, and simmer together for 15 minutes.
Step 9
Carefully mix the stew with the sautéed pumpkin and potato, season with salt if necessary, and leave on low heat for another 7 minutes until the lentils are soft.
Step 10
If you want the stew to look more appealing, boil the lentils separately for about 20-25 minutes and only mix them with the vegetables and meat at the end.
Step 11
Serve, garnished with cilantro leaves if desired.
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