Recipe: Appetizing Cajun pork and lentils

Recipe: Appetizing Cajun pork and lentils Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Cajun pork and lentils. Combine lentils with the spices and water. Be sure to use a large enough saucepan as the lentils will double or triple in size. Stir in lentils and return to a boil.

The layers of flavor or out of this world!

The pork tenderloin is then rubbed in a flavorful but not too spicy Cajun rub, and then baked while being glazed with a tangy maple Dijon glaze.

I don't cook with lentils often, but I do love them, especially lentil soup.

You can cook Cajun pork and lentils using 28 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cajun pork and lentils

1. Prepare 1 lb. of lentils.

2. You need 2 lb. of pork spare ribs strips, cut in small pieces.

3. You need 1/4 cup of pork fat.

4. It’s of jon cajun seasoning.

5. You need 3 tsp. of salt.

6. It’s 2 tsp. of garlic powder.

7. It’s 1 tsp. of onion powder.

8. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of smoked paprika.

9. It’s 2 tsp. of paprika powder.

10. It’s 1 tsp. of ground black pepper.

11. It’s 3/4 tsp. of cayenne pepper.

12. You need 1 tsp. of thyme leaves.

13. You need 1 1/4 tsp. of dry oregano leaves.

14. You need 1 tsp. of cumin powder.

15. Prepare 1 tsp. of Mexican chili powder.

16. Prepare of other ingredients.

17. It’s 2/3 cup of diced onions.

18. It’s 2/3 cup of diced red peppers.

19. Prepare 2/3 cup of diced green pepper.

20. You need 1/2 cup of diced carrots.

21. Prepare 2/3 cup of diced celery.

22. Prepare 3/4 cup of chopped tomatoes or chunky tomato sauce.

23. You need 2 of minced garlic cloves.

24. Prepare 1 tsp. of Cajun seasoning.

25. You need 1 of diced potato.

26. Prepare 1 cup of white wine.

27. It’s 1 1/2 qt. of + 1 cup. water.

28. You need 1 tsp. of salt.

I should cook with them more often because lentils have lots of health benefits and are full of proteins.

TIPS: You can make your own Cajun spice mix by blending paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic, salt and pepper.

Or swap Cajun spice mix for Moroccan.

In a large bowl, combine the Cajun seasoning, cocoa, roasted garlic, sugar, and salt.

Cajun pork and lentils step by step

1. 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..

2. 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..

3. 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..

4. 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..

5. Serve the soup with a bit chopped tomatoes and cilantro on top..

I figured pork is pork and it's all about the flavor, isn't it?

My difference came in the cooking method.

Heat the pork fat in a pan.

Add the bacon, stir well, then add the lentils.

Cover with the chicken stock, add the remaining Serve the lentils with a few carrots and the sliced pork.