Savory Lentils From Panama Recipes

SAVORY LENTILS

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. Bring stock to boil in medium sauce pan. Add lentils, salt, pepper, savory, celery,carrot, tomatoes, and sauted onion and garlic.
• 2. Simmer over low to medium heat 45 minutes or until lentils are tender and thick.

SAVORY LENTILS AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Add the first 12 ingredients to a large soup pot.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Cover, lower heat, and simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Add in tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste; stir to mix.
• Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated.
• Season to taste with salt, pepper, or hot sauce.

SAVORY RED LENTILS

Steps:

• Saute chopped onion and garlic for several.
• minutes.
• Rinse red lentils, and add with the rest of the ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and cook for 5 minutes more. Add more water if needed.

SAVORY LENTILS IN THE RICE COOKER

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to inner pot and stir. Place inner pot in the rice cooker, close the lid, and set to White Rice or press the Cook switch.
• Midway through cooking, carefully open rice cooker, stir ingredients with a long-handled wooden spoon and re-cover. Use caution when opening as escaping steam and inner bowl are hot.
• Reseal lid and allow to cook until the rice cooker switches to Keep-Warm. When rice cooker switches to Keep-Warm, carefully open the lid, stir again and re-cover. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.