# Caramelized vegetable lentil stew

A meaty, savory lentil stew packed with caramelized vegetables, potatoes, and spices, finished with a bright yogurt garnish.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Difficulty: medium
- Diet: vegetarian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 14 g dried porcini mushroom
- a few cup water
- olive oil
- 2 whole onion
- 1-2 whole star anise
- 1 head garlic
- a few stick celery
- 2 whole red chili
- some carrot
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup flour
- brown liquor (optional)
- to taste salt
- 1 lb red lentil
- twice weight of lentils lb waxy potato
- to taste pepper
- to taste smoked paprika
- sprig thyme
- bay leaf
- to taste orange zest
- a pinch sugar
- to taste plain greek yogurt
- to taste soy sauce
- to taste chili flake
- to taste frozen pea

## Instructions

1. Steep dried porcini mushrooms in hot water.
2. Roughly chop onions into thin strips or wedges.
3. Heat olive oil in a large pot and fry onions with star anise.
4. Add whole garlic cloves, chopped celery, and chopped red chilies to the pot, deglazing with water as needed to prevent burning.
5. Add large chunks of carrots to the pot.
6. Create a well in the pot, add butter, tomato paste, and flour. Stir until browned.
7. Deglaze with brown liquor, then add mushroom liquid (strained of sand), water, salt, and lentils.
8. Add chopped waxy potatoes, smoked paprika, pepper, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves. Add enough water to cover.
9. Simmer until potatoes and carrots are tender.
10. Prepare a garnish by mixing orange zest, raw garlic, celery leaves, pepper, salt, sugar, and yogurt.
11. Adjust seasoning with salt, soy sauce, pepper, smoked paprika, and chili flakes.
12. Remove bay leaves and thyme sticks, then stir in frozen peas and orange juice.

## Equipment

- microwave
- big pot
- knife
- cutting board

## Tips

- Use red lentils that retain their seed coat (brown or green appearance in bag) to keep them intact during long cooking.
- Star anise can be used to add meaty flavor, though it may introduce a licorice note.
- The stew can be used as a base for a vegetarian shepherd's pie.
- The yogurt garnish adds essential flavor and temperature contrast.
- Substitute bacon for smoked paprika if desired.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/XpkfHAaxNJc?si=ZwwbL6hCQWPR66We
- Creator: Adam Ragusea
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/73ed42ee-da8f-4ce1-9863-2cebad6483ec
- Extracted: 2026-10-16

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