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         LENTEJAS EN ADOBO (LENTILS WITH CHILIES, PORK AND FRUIT)

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Mexican                          Beans
                Pork                             Chili

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2   lb           (1 heaped cup) lentils,
                        -brown if available
     1/2   sm           White onion
                        Sea salt to taste
                        PORK:
   1       lb           Boneless stewing pork, cut
                        -into 1-inch cubes
                        Sea salt to taste
                        SEASONING AND FINAL COOKING:
   5       sm           Chilies anchos, cleaned of
                        -veins and seeds and
                        Lightly toasted
     1/4   lb           Tomatoes, broiled
   1                    Garlic clove, peeled and
                        -roughly chopped
     1/4   ts           Dried oregano, Mexican if
                        -possible
   1                    Whole clove
   1 1/2                Inch cinnamon stick
   1       tb           Melted lard or safflower oil
   1       md           Plantain (about 8-oz),
                        -peeled and cut into
     1/4                Inch cubes
   2                    Thick pineapple slices,
                        -peeled, cored, and cut into
                        Small triangular wedges

  Serves 4 to 6
  
  LENTILS:
  
  Run the lentils through your hands to make sure there are no stones or
  other foreign bodies in them.  Rinse them in two changes of water and put
  into a pan.  Add onion, salt to taste, and enough water to come about 2
  inches above the surface of the lentils.  Set over medium heat and bring to
  a fast simmer.  Continue simmering until the lentils are quite soft - about
  3 hours, depending on their age.  Keep a pan of near-boiling water on the
  side, ready to add if necessary.
  
  Put the pork pieces into a pan; add salt to taste and water to cover. Bring
  to a fast simmer and continue simmering until the pork is tender but not
  soft - about 25 minutes.  Strain, reserving the broth, and set broth and
  meat aside.
  
  Cover the dried chilies with boiling water and leave to soak for about 15
  minutes, until the chilies have softened and become fleshy. Drain and put
  into a blender with 1 cup of the reserved pork broth, the broiled tomatoes,
  garlic, oregano, clove, and cinnamon; blend until smooth, adding more broth
  only if needed to release the blades of the blender.
  
  Heat the lard in a small frying pan, add the blended ingredients, and fry
  over medium heat, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan, until
  reduced and well seasoned - about 4 minutes.  Add to the lentils and add
  the pork, remaining broth, plantain, and pineapple; simmer together for
  about 30 minutes.  Adjust salt and add water if necessary. The mixture
  should be like a thick soup.
  
  The Art of Mexican Cooking
  
  Posted by Jim Vorheis.
 


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