When the nights are a bit chilly, a warming stew is just the thing for all outdoor enthusiasts! Lentils are good sources of protein and carbohydrates. Plus, they're great to pre-cook and take with you on a camping trip in a sealed box. Our camping recipe is presented by outdoor chef Kieran Creevy.
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From now on, the passionate outdoor chef Kieran Creevy presents his favorite recipes on ISPO.com. Sometimes suitable for sports, sometimes as the perfect preparation for your outdoor adventure: With his recipes, you can take your cooking in nature to a new level. The dishes are simple, healthy, and incredibly delicious.
Fresh ingredients and a triad of morcilla, chorizo and bacon
Image credit: Lisa Paarvio / Lisa Paarvio
Ingredients for 4 people
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, pressed
- 2 onions, coarsely diced
- 250 g caviar lentils
- 1 large potato, coarsely diced
- 1 large glass of white wine
- 1 bunch of bay leaf and thyme
- 2 meat stock cubes
- water
- 1 ripe tomato, quartered
- Morcilla (black pudding), chorizo (sausage) and bacon (In most Catalan supermarkets, these are available in a pre-made 3-pack; alternative: spicy sausage with chili).
- 4 small sprigs of wild rosemary
Caution: do not add salt to this dish!
Nutritious: rendered fat provides the flavor
Image credit: Lisa Paarvio / Lisa Paarvio
Preparation
- Heat the oil in a deep saucepan.
- Add garlic and onions and sweat for 5 minutes.
- Add lentils, potato, wine, herbs, bouillon cubes and enough water to cover everything by at least 5 cm.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid, increase the heat and simmer until the lentils are just tender.
- Add the tomato and place a lid on top.
- Cut the morcilla, chorizo and bacon into thick slices and fry them in a dry pan. When they are cooked, add the rendered oil to the lentil stew.
- Finally, arrange the lentil stew in a bowl, garnish with meat, tomato and rosemary sprig.
Image Credits: All images by Lisa Paarvio. Find more on Instagram at @lisapaarviophotography.
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