663. Lentils

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
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Ingredients (19)

cooking lentils

one quart ↝ Lentils, raw [Legumes and Legume Products]
two quarts of cold water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
one ounce of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
one onion sliced ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a bouquet of parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]

finishing lentils

two ounces of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
a tablespoonful of chopped eschalots
butter and flour ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
butter and flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]

alternative finishing method

one onion, sliced ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
two ounces of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
a gill of gravy ↝ Gravy, NFS [Dips, gravies, other sauces]
season as above ↝ Spices, poultry seasoning [Spices and Herbs]

alternative bean

Gabanza or Egyptian bean ↝ Yardlong bean, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (5)

Put into a stewpan one quart of lentils, add two quarts of cold water, one ounce of butter, a little salt, one onion sliced, a bouquet of parsley, set on the fire, simmer till tender, which may be in two hours.
When done, drain in a sieve, and save the liquor, which can be made into a soup like the haricots (see receipt No. 661).
Put the lentils in a stewpan, with two ounces of butter, a little salt, sugar, pepper, and a tablespoonful of chopped eschalots, set it on the fire, put in butter and flour, mix well, boil ten minutes gently, and dish in a border of potatoes or in a deep dish.

Alternative method

Fry till brown one onion, sliced in a stewpan.
Put in the boiled lentils, with two ounces of butter, a little flour, a gill of gravy, and season as above, stir well, boil, and serve hot.

Original Text · last edited 13 days ago

663. Lentils.—Put into a stewpan one quart, add two quarts of cold water, one ounce of butter, a little salt, one onion sliced, a bouquet of parsley, set on the fire, simmer till tender, which may be in two hours; when done, drain in a sieve, and save the liquor, which can be made into a soup like the haricots (see receipt No. 661); put the lentils in a stewpan, with two ounces of butter, a little salt, sugar, pepper, and a tablespoonful of chopped eschalots, set it on the fire, put in butter and flour, mix well, boil ten minutes gently, and dish in a border of potatoes or in a deep dish. It may also be done thus: by frying till brown one onion, sliced in a stewpan, put in the boiled lentils, with two ounces of butter, a little flour, a gill of gravy, and season as above, stir well, boil, and serve hot.

Gabanza or Egyptian bean may be cooked in the same way.

Notes

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