Picadillo w lentils instead of meat!!!

(makes a fabulous lentil stew. Doesn't taste like picadillo b/c lentils don't taste like meat and picadillo is a meat dish...but the overall flavors and flare is there and it's YUM!...and yes, i AM cuban.)

Ingredient list in BOLD:

Diced: 1 onion, 1 bell pepper (cachuchas would be better though)Minced: a ton of garlicSauté. (I sautéed them in Verdejo wine instead of oil)

Throw in whatever stock u want or throw in water and a bone, 2 bay leaves, 1 can of tomato sauce, use that same can to measure out the Verdejo wine and do 1 1/2 cans of wine, 2 cups of lentils, a ton of queen olives that are stuffed w pepper and sliced, and a good handful of raisins...lol such official measurements...and cook for at least an hour! I put in a lot of stock so I had to let the liquid reduce a bit but the dish tastes best when u cook it for a long time anyway. Then throw in some green peas (frozen or canned, maybe about 1 cup worth?!) and then ur done! I salt my food when serving it to not over salt the whole dish.

Btw I did this last week too but didn't cook it for as long and the flavor wasn't nearly as good. So let this cook for a while. It makes a humongous difference