Soup Venezuelan Beginner
February 11, 2015
1In a large pot, we do the oil and fry onion, garlic, celery, pepper and carrot until soft.
2Add the tomatoes and pork and cook for a few minutes.
3Put the lentils there and pour enough water to cover them.
4Add salt and pepper and bay leaf.
5Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat and cook until soft.
6If necessary, add more water.
7The lentil soup is eaten as an appetizer accompanied by rice or corn or wheat bread, room, avocado, etc..
½ kilogram of dried lentils
1 chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic, squeezed
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 chopped celery stalk
¼ cup chopped red pepper
2 tomatoes peeled and seeded, chopped or liquid
A little oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Chop into small pieces baked in advance, of spec of ham, diced, to taste
Water
Optional: a bay leaf