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====== Lentils with Ham and Tomatoes ======

(from //The Cuisines of Spain//)\\
This is another catch-all lentils dish.

===== Basic Portions =====
Lentils: 100 grams per main course serving; 50 grams per side dish serving\\
Water: Add enough water to cover with 2 inches (5 cm)
===== Ingredients =====
  * 7 oz/200 g Lentils
  * 2 Tomatoes peeled, seeded, and chopped
  * 1 Onion, diced
  * 7 oz/200 Diced Jamón (ham) Serrano
  * ½ cup/120 ml White Wine
  * ¼ cup/60 ml Olive Oil
  * 1 tbsp/8 g Pimentón (sweet or spicy)
  * 1 tsp/ 3 g Salt
  * 1 Whole Head Garlic

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//Mise en place\\
Front Row: Olive oil, sweet pimentón, salt, garlic\\
Middle Row: Onion, jamón serrano, dry white wine\\
Back Row: Dried lentils, tomato//

===== Instructions =====
  - Put the lentils in a pot and add water to cover by 2 inches (5 cm).
  - Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer.
  - Add the garlic unpeeled.
  - Simmer for 60 minutes.\\
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Lentils simmering
  - During the last 15 minutes of the simmer, heat a frying pan over medium high heat.
  - In the frying pan, add the olive oil, onion and jamón serrano.
  - Sauté until the onions are soft.
  - Add the tomatoes, wine, pimentón, and salt.
  - Sauté until the flavors come together and it is slightly reduced.\\
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Everything but the lentils simmering
  - Combine the contents of the frying pan with the lentils in the pot.
  - Give a good stir.
  - Serve.
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Dinner – Lentils, tuna salad on baguette, and a glass of the local red
===== Links to Other Lentil Recipes =====
  * [[lentil_w_italian_sausage|Lentil with Italian Sausage and Parsnip Soup]]
  * [[lentils_with_chorizo_and_ham_hock|Lentils with Chorizo and Ham Hock]]
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