Hearty Lentils
- 1 bag (16 Oz. Bag) Brown Lentils
- 4 slices White Bread
- 3/4 cups Milk
- 1 whole Onion, finely chopped
- 13 cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- Sort and rinse lentils.
- Place lentils in a medium pot of 6 cups of water and 2 teaspoons salt, cook over medium heat.
- Cook until lentils begin to split open, around 25 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, soak the bread in milk.
- Remove the bread and squeeze out the milk.
- Discard excess milk and mash the bread in your hands to remove lumps.
- Then in a skillet, add the vegetable oil; add onions over medium heat.
- Once the onions are translucent, mix in the paprika and the mashed bread.
- Add the onion bread mixture to the lentils and stir until well incorporated.
- Measure out 1- 1/2 cups of the lentil mixture.
- In a blender, puree lentils until it has a creamy texture, like mashed potatoes.
- Then combine blended mixture back into the pot.
- Serve lentils immediately.
brown lentils, white bread, milk, onion, vegetable oil, paprika, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/hearty-lentils/ (may not work)