Brown Lentils - Trinidad Style
"delicious side dish, healthy & nutritious."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 pigs tail or 250 g chunked diced ham, if pigs tail not available
- 400 g pumpkin (I use butternut)
- 1 large onion, rough chopped
- 2 garlic, pegs crushed
- 500 ml vegetable stock or 500 ml chicken stock
- 1 -2 slice bacon, stock cubes
- 1 cup water
- 400 g brown lentils (OR x2 400ml can brown lentils for the quick version, drained)
directions
- Put lentils in bowl & cover with water.
- Leave to soak overnight.
- Rinse & drain lentils.
- Put all ingredients into a large saucepan.
- Put on high heat & bring to the boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are cooked and pumpkin is soft & broken down.
- Add water if needed--mixture should not dry out.
- Serve as a side dish or eat just as they are.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
jenny butt
Australia
HiI'm Jenny B..........an adopted Aussie in '72, originally hailing from Trinidad & Tobago........I currently live in S.A....alovely spot called Hallett Cove, south of the city and heading towards some of our famous wineries.....McLarenvale.........Professionally I'm a Mental Health Nurse,working in the I.C.U of Adelaide's major psychiatric hospital........I have 3 grown daughters ,all live interstate/o'seas........I go ten pin bowling as often as possible.....very good exercise !! <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg">
