Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, cajun pork and lentils. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
For the lentils: Add the lentils, chicken stock, garlic, and Italian seasoning into your crockpot. These Cajun Pork Chops are low-carb, diet friendly and delicious. Serve these pork chops with crock-pot lentils and fresh lemon green beans. This is a perfect weekday supper that is easy to prepare and a meal that everyone will love.
Cajun pork and lentils is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Cajun pork and lentils is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to 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:
- Prepare 1 lb. lentils
- Make ready 2 lb. pork spare ribs strips, cut in small pieces
- Get 1/4 cup pork fat
- Make ready jon cajun seasoning
- Prepare 3 tsp. salt
- Get 2 tsp. garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. onion powder
- Take 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- Get 2 tsp. paprika powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- Make ready 3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Take 1 tsp. thyme leaves
- Make ready 1 1/4 tsp. dry oregano leaves
- Take 1 tsp. cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. Mexican chili powder
- Prepare other ingredients
- Make ready 2/3 cup diced onions
- Get 2/3 cup diced red peppers
- Get 2/3 cup diced green pepper
- Get 1/2 cup diced carrots
- Make ready 2/3 cup diced celery
- Take 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes or chunky tomato sauce
- Take 2 minced garlic cloves
- Take 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
- Prepare 1 diced potato
- Get 1 cup white wine
- Take 1 1/2 qt. + 1 cup. water
- Make ready 1 tsp. salt
Stir in lentils and return to a boil. Stir in tomatoes, breaking them up; add wine, tomato paste, sugar, basil, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in the cayenne, oregano, pepper, thyme, mustard, and garlic.
Steps to make Cajun pork and lentils:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve the soup with a bit chopped tomatoes and cilantro on top.
Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in the cayenne, oregano, pepper, thyme, mustard, and garlic. Use a paring knife to make several small incisions in the fat side of the meat. Combine both stocks and lentils in large pot over high heat. Meanwhile, heat medium skillet over medium heat.
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