Clean, wash and cut the cabbage into large pieces. Peel onions and cut into cubes. Wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut them into large pieces. Wash and peel carrots and cut them into small cubes
Heat the fat in a saucepan. Briefly sauté the diced onion in it until transparent. Add carrots and potatoes. Deglaze with stock, add fennel seed. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 25 minutes. Add lentils to the stew after about 15 minutes cooking time. Add cabbage about 5 minutes before the end of cooking time
Cut the chorizo into slices. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the chorizo for 2-3 minutes, turning it over and add it to the stew. Season the stew with salt, pepper and cumin. Wash the chives, shake dry and cut into fine rolls. Arrange the stew in deep plates and sprinkle with chives