Tonight's dinner experiment

[sylvar]

Currently sweating:

1 Tbsp. butter
1 Vidalia-grown onion, chopped
1/2 lb. frozen bell peppers (mostly yellow and red, I think)
Several enthusiastic dashes of sweet curry powder from Penzey's

On deck:

1 cup yellow lentils
3 cups water

I wish I had:

Golden raisins
$2.49 bottle of chardonnay from Trader Joe's (it's nearby, but I don't want to go out while this cooks)

So whaddaya call 'at, then?

Lentil pilaf, I guess.

Comments

[furious-mold.livejournal.com]

Sounds good.

But, what I'm really wondering is how I managed to misread one of the ingredients as: "Gore Vidal"

My vision worries me.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

It worries Gore Vidal, too.

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

protip, assuming you have leftovers: get half the leftovers and puree in a blender (or mortar and pestle if you're just THAT hardcore). combine with the other half for an awesome soup (a dash of yogurt (plain) or sour cream goes well with it, but hardly necessary).

of course, it could still be ethical, depending on your opinion of Gore Vidal.

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that's not vegetarian either.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no leftovers this time. Maybe when I make a two-cups-of-lentils batch. And if I'm going to use my mortar and pestle, I'm gonna use it *before* the lentils are cooked. I wish I had Alton's kitchen and could just reach up off-camera and pull out an immersion blender, but around here I just overcook the leftovers and stir like mad.

[ekelur.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of the one bag Goya red lentils/one box chicken or veg stock, meself. An onion is always good, carrots are great. My stepfather-in-law likes to throw in a can of chopped tomatoes (but *don't* do tomato sauce, as I learned the hard way -- 3 hours and lentils still raw).

Uh-oh. The kid has figured out "I'm unpluggin yer Airport Express, steelin yer internets..."

[quaryn-dk.livejournal.com]

So whaddaya call 'at, then?
Lentil pilaf, I guess.

I'd call it dal, but I guess that depends on how mushy you let the lentils get.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Oh -- you'd be right! Thanks for teaching me a new word.