Braised Lentils

Name: Braised Lentils
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 900 ml (1½ pints) Vegetable Stock or Chicken Stock; 1 carrot, finely diced; 1 small onion, finely diced; 1 piece of bacon trimming (optional); 225 g (8 oz) lentils; 2 celery sticks, finely diced; 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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By Gary Rhodes

Published 1995

About

Braised lentils can be used in so many dishes – fish or meat – and is perfect as an accompaniment to a main course or as a vegetable dish in its own right.

Ingredients

50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter
1 carrot, finely diced

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.

Melt the butter in a flameproof casserole and fry the finely diced vegetables for a few minutes. Add the lentils and bacon, if using, and fry for a further minute. Add about 600