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Do you dislike cooking with beans because they take so long to cook up? Then you will love lentils, the bean that is ready to eat an hour after you drop it in the water.
To Prepare Lentils
Bring one quart of lentils and two quarts of water to a boil in a cast iron pot. Lower the heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are soft and have absorbed the water. (About 1 hour.) A variation on this recipe is to replace some or all of the water with tomato juice. Yum!
How to use Lentils
Lentil Tacos
Here at Peace Monastery, our favorite use for lentils is to cook them using a mild hot sauce instead of water. We then use them on tacos in place of meat or refried beans. Scrumptious!!!
The hot sauce is our own special recipe, prepared with select ingredients from the monastery gardens: onions, fresh peppers, vine ripened tomatoes, and zesty spices. Indeed a bit of heaven on earth. Come on over some time, and we'll share with you.
Beans
Substitute lentils into any recipe that calls for beans. Cooking times will be less, but other than that, things should work about the same. (Lentils don't typically exhibit the intestinal side effects that beans are so famous for.)
Stews
Ever wonder what the secret ingredient is in restaurant stews that make them seem so full and hearty? It just might be lentils. When used in a stew, either in place of meat, or in addition to it, lentils add a richness and heartiness that is hard to produce in any other way.
Ground Meat
Use cooked lentils in any recipe that calls for ground meat, for a healthy, guilt free, low fat taste bud extravaganza!
Rice, Noodles, and Pasta
Prepare your favorite side dishes, but substitute fully-cooked lentils for the grain product. How about lentil hush puppies?
Sprouts
Sprout lentils and use them as you would alfalfa or mung bean sprouts.
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