# Lentejas en su Jugo

A delicious and different lentil recipe, perfect for a weeknight meal, featuring a green sauce and beef.

- Total time: 60 min
- Category: Soup
- Language: es

## Ingredients

- 6 tomatillos
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 serrano chili
- 0.25 white onion
- cilantro
- 1 cup bacon
- 2 cups lentils, washed
- 500 gr beef
- 6 cambray onions
- 6 cups broth or water
- salt
- pepper
- avocado

## Instructions

1. Brown the bacon and set it aside.
2. In the same grease, add tomatillo, cambray onion, regular onion, garlic, and serrano chili.
3. Blend the tomatillos, garlic, serrano chili, white onion, and cilantro to make the green sauce (do not blend the cambray onion).
4. In the same frying pan, brown the beef.
5. Add the green sauce to the beef.
6. Add the previously washed lentils.
7. Cover with broth or water.
8. Cover and cook for one hour.
9. After one hour, season with salt and pepper.
10. Return the bacon and cambray onions to the pan.
11. Serve with more golden bacon and avocado.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- blender

## Tips

- You can freeze these lentils for a quick homemade meal.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSutXqxa5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1caf2e9e-c450-4681-be2a-30825e92ce69
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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