Simple Lentil soup recipe made with beef for a wonderful and comforting one pot meal. This sopa de lentejas with beef is a traditional Colombian soup perfect for lunch or dinner and it makes great leftovers.
Lentil soups are one of my favorite cold-weather meals. I love to have a big pot in the fridge for an easy, hearty lunch that’s ready to go. I especially love being able to make an entire meal with items that I always have on hand in my fridge and pantry.
Sopa de Lentejas con Carne (Lentils and Beef Soup)
Ingredients
- 1 cup of aliños sauce see recipe here
- 2 large carrots peeled and diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound of beef cut in bite sized chunks
- ½ pound of lentils picked and rinsed
- 8 cups of beef stock
- ½ teaspoon ground achiote or color
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 medium white potatoes peeled and diced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a pot add the aliños sauce, carrots, beef, lentils, broth, achiote, cumin and stir to combine. Place the pot on the stove over high heat and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and cook until the meat and lentils are tender, approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Add water if needed.
- Add the potatoes. Simmer for about 25-30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the chopped cilantro and season with salt to your taste. Serve with with white rice.
Nutrition
This Sopa de Lentejas con Carne (Lentils and Beef Soup) is homey and comforting. I must be in a nostalgic food mood lately, because all I seem to be craving are classic comfort food dishes from my childhood. Sopa de Lentejas con Carne is one of the first things I learned to cook.
Sopas de Lentejas are super easy to make and you can make different variations using pork, chicken, beef, chorizo or even a vegetarian version. I like to serve my lentil soups with rice on the side.
Buen provecho!
Velva
I enjoy a good pot of lentil soup too. Yours looks wonderful!
Happy spring!
Velva
Angie@Angie's Recipes
Looks so satisfying and delicious!
Sonia
Erica,
Que delicia!
This is my always preferred dish to remember my abuelita's recipes back in Colombia. It keeps my heart warm, especially during the winters of beautiful Virginia.
If I cook the same recipe in the slow cooker, what would you recommend?
Carol
This is a great recipe. My boys didn't eat lentils at all, but after making this recipe they love lentils and want them all the time.
Diana
I’m curerntly making it right now! Can’t wait to try it, but is there a way we can use maybe water instead of stock? I’m sure it will completely change the taste. Maybe if we add a bit more seasoning? Eithe way, can’t wait to try it!
Erica Dinho
You can use water.
Janeth
Making now, looks yummy. What else can I make with the aliños I have left over.
Erica Dinho
Marinade meat or poultry
maria restrepo forte
I cant find the alinos sauce. Can you add it?
Erica Dinho
Here: https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/seasoning-paste-alinos/
Maritza
May i have recipe for aliños sauce
Erica Dinho
https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/seasoning-paste-alinos/