Lentils, Something New?

Lentils, Something New?

Where have I been for 54 years, I mean 49 years (the age I decided to stop aging), yesterday was the first time I have ever cooked lentils.  Sure, I have has lentils in soup and probably some other dish I wasn’t aware of.  I have never intentionally cooked lentils to make them part of a recipe.

Well I have made a new discovery, lentils.  Why didn’t anyone tell me they were so easy to make and tasted so great.  Lentils are also good for you.

If you haven’t guessed I really liked the lentils so brace yourself, you will be seeing them in more of my recipes.

Ingredients:

1 cup dried lentils (I used green)

2 cups chicken stock

3 peppers your choice cut in strips

Olive oil

Butter

Cilantro

Salt and pepper

Directions:

Place the lentils and stock in a sauce pan on high heat bringing to a boil for about 4-5 minutes.  Turn heat to a simmer and cooked covered until the lentils are the soft texture you like.  Mine took about 15 minutes to cook.

In a skillet over medium heat add the oil and butter.  Add the peppers and saute until soft.  Season with salt and pepper.

To serve place the lentils in the middle of the plate and top with the peppers and cilantro.  I do not season the lentils; I like the earthy flavor and the seasoning from the peppers.  If you want to season your lentils, do so after cooking.  If you season the lentils while cooking they can become hard.