Subj : 100 Easy Dinners - 096 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Mon Dec 09 2024 20:46:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Lentils Cacciatore Categories: Vegetables, Herbs, Sauces Yield: 5 servings 2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil 2 lg Carrots; peeled, cut in 1/4" - pieces 1 Red bell pepper; cored, thin - sliced lengthwise Salt & black pepper 1/4 c Capers; drained 3 tb Tomato paste 5 cl Garlic; thin sliced 1 1/2 ts Fresh rosemary +=OR=+ 1/2 ts Dried rosemary 1/2 c Red wine or stock 14 oz Can crushed or diced - tomatoes 3/4 c Red lentils In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat the oil over medium-high. Add the carrots and bell pepper, season with salt and pepper, and cook until just softened, 3 minutes. Add the capers, tomato paste, garlic and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomato paste begins to stick to the bottom of the pot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine, season with salt and pepper, and cook until nearly all the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, red lentils and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil, partly cover, then reduce the heat and simmer until the lentils start to break down and lose their shape, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir vigorously from time to time to scrape any stuck lentils from the bottom of the pot. Season generously with salt and pepper. By: Ali Slagle Yield: 4 to 6 servings RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Nationalise crime, and make sure it doesn't pay. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .