Hello, friends! We are at the end of 2018 and it’s somewhat hard to believe that a whole year is already over. I hope that 2018 was kind to you, but that 2019 is even better. If you are in a rush to wrap up things before you start with festivities, the recipe below is exactly what you need in order to quickly put some delicious and nutritious food on the table.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 6 servings / 0.82 EUR per serving / 4.90 EUR for all)

2 tbsp sunflower seed oil (0.03 EUR)

2 onions (0.20 EUR)

6 garlic cloves (0.20 EUR)

1 head of broccoli (1.00 EUR)

1 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp smoked paprika (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp dried coriander (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp garlic powder (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (0.07 EUR)

1 bay leaf (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp Gochujang – Korean chili paste (0.07 EUR)

1 box tomato puree (0.47 EUR)

1 can diced tomatoes (0.67 EUR)

2 cups dried red lentils (1.33 EUR)

4 cups vegetable broth (0.27 EUR)

Small bunch of fresh parsley (0.27 EUR)

METHOD:

Wash, peel and chop up all the veggies. Also, don’t throw away your broccoli stems! Those are totally edible and packed with nutrients. Just peel and discard the outer layer of the stem and finely chop up the rest. Rinse lentils in a colander under running water.

Add oil to a big pot on high heat and saute the onions for a few minutes, until slightly translucent. Dump in minced garlic and chopped broccoli stem and cook for about five minutes, to soften a bit. Reserve the broccoli florets for later. Add in Hungarian and smoked paprika, coriander, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and bay leaf. Stir for about a minute, just until the flavors from spices bloom. Now add in Gochujang, tomato puree, diced tomatoes, lentils and veggie broth, give a good stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook with a lid cracked open for about 30 minutes, while stirring occasionally. After 30 minutes, add in broccoli florets and parsley. Stir and cook for another 5-10 minutes, until the broccoli is cooked to your liking.

Serve warm or save for later, as this dish reheats wonderfully.

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Dragi moji, došli smo do kraja 2018! Iskreno, teško mi je povjerovati da je prošla već cijela godina. Nadam se da vam je 2018. bila dobra, ali svakako vam želim da vam 2019. bude još bolja. Ako ste u žurbi da sve pozavršavate prije nego započnete sa slavljem, ovaj je recept baš ono što vam treba da brzo na stol stavite nešto ukusno i zdravo.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 6 porcija / 6,05 kn po porciji / 36,31 kn za sve)

2 žlice suncokretovog ulja (0.20 kn)

2 luka (1,50 kn)

6 češnjeva češnjaka (1,50 kn)

1 brokula (7,50 kn)

1 žlica slatke crvene paprike (0,50 kn)

1 žličica dimljene paprike (0,50 kn)

1 žličica korijandera (0,50 kn)

1 žličica češnjaka u prahu (0,50 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 žličica svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,50 kn)

1 lovorov list (0,10 kn)

1 žličica Gochujanga – korejske čili paste (0,50 kn)

1 tetrapak pasirane rajčice (3,50 kn)

1 konzerva sjeckane rajčice (5,00 kn)

2 šalice crvene leće (10,00 kn)

4 šalice povrtnog temeljca (2,00 kn)

Pregršt svježeg peršina (2,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Operite, ogulite i fino nasjeckajte svo povrće. Nemojte ni slučajno baciti stabljiku od brokule jer je ne samo jestiva, već i nutritivno jako bogata. Jednostavno ogulite vanjski sloj stabljike i to bacite, a ostatak fino nasjeckajte. Leću isperite u cjediljci pod tekućom vodom.

Ulje stavite u veći lonac na jaku vatru, pa par minuta dinstajte luk dok ne postane staklast. Dodajte češnjak i sjeckanu stabljiku brokule, te kuhajte jedno pet minuta da sve malo omekša. Cvjetiće brokule stavite na stranu za kasnije. Ubacite slatku i dimljenu papriku, korijander, češnjak u prahu, sol, papar i lovorov list. Sve promiješajte i ostavite samo minutu dok začini ne zamiriše. Sada dodajte Gochujang, pasiranu i sjeckanu rajčicu, leću i povrtni temeljac, dobro promiješajte i pustite da zavrije. Smanjite vatru pa uz povremeno miješanje krčkajte sa odškrinutim poklopcem oko 30 minuta. Nakon 30 minuta dodajte cvjetiće brokule i svježi peršin, promiješajte te kuhajte još 5-10 minuta, dok brokula ne bude kuhana po vašem ukusu

Poslužite odmah ili spremite za kasnije, jer se ovo jelo super podgrijava.