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Lentils: on nom nom
So on my 101 things list I have an item about cooking something new once a week for three months. I started last night with something that only barely counts as new, but there we go. And it is at least seasonal, even sort of traditional.
Puy lentils and caramelized onions: boil puy lentils in a little water until soft (maybe 30-40 min?). Fry onions in olive oil on a very low heat until they caramelize (I didn't put mine on till about 20 min before the lentils would be ready; next time I'd put them on at the same time as the lentils). Tip lentils into onions, or vice versa, (drain the lentils a bit if they're too watery) and add a hefty slosh of balsamic vinegar. Cook for 10-15 min more.
Greens with chilli: chop a few cloves of garlic up, chop a chilli up or use the ready-minced stuff from a jar. Wash thoroughly and roughly slice a decent quantity of spinach and kale (or any other greenery). Heat up large slosh of olive oil. Fry all of the above until greens cooked - 5 min or so.
Baked sweet potato: put sweet potato(s) in oven. Bake at 200deg for about an hour.
All very nice, although I wasn't all that on the greens (but then I'm never a huge fan). The chilli & garlic was a Good Thing though. The lentils were ace.
This morning started my work year terribly well when I took the bike down & discovered Flat Front Tyre. Dammit. At least I got to fix it in the kitchen (warm) rather than outside (cold). Other than that, today work has occurred at least a bit, so that's good. Not looking forward that much to likely v v cold ride home, though.
Puy lentils and caramelized onions: boil puy lentils in a little water until soft (maybe 30-40 min?). Fry onions in olive oil on a very low heat until they caramelize (I didn't put mine on till about 20 min before the lentils would be ready; next time I'd put them on at the same time as the lentils). Tip lentils into onions, or vice versa, (drain the lentils a bit if they're too watery) and add a hefty slosh of balsamic vinegar. Cook for 10-15 min more.
Greens with chilli: chop a few cloves of garlic up, chop a chilli up or use the ready-minced stuff from a jar. Wash thoroughly and roughly slice a decent quantity of spinach and kale (or any other greenery). Heat up large slosh of olive oil. Fry all of the above until greens cooked - 5 min or so.
Baked sweet potato: put sweet potato(s) in oven. Bake at 200deg for about an hour.
All very nice, although I wasn't all that on the greens (but then I'm never a huge fan). The chilli & garlic was a Good Thing though. The lentils were ace.
This morning started my work year terribly well when I took the bike down & discovered Flat Front Tyre. Dammit. At least I got to fix it in the kitchen (warm) rather than outside (cold). Other than that, today work has occurred at least a bit, so that's good. Not looking forward that much to likely v v cold ride home, though.