Recipe: Lentils

Name: Lentils
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 500 gr de lentilles (vertes du Puy ou blondes de la Planèze); 1 oignon épluché et piqué de 3 clous de girofle; 1 carotte épluchée et coupée en dés (mirepoix); sel fin

By chef patrick Asfaux ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 (2 reviews) Vegetables

Prep 15 min

Cook 35 min

Rest 1h

Total 1h50

Servings 6 serv.

Dans notre vocabulaire culinaire nous appelons les garnitures a base de cet très ancien légume a la «ESAU» du nom de ce personnage biblique qui vendit son droit d'aînesse à Jacob son frère en échange d'un plat de lentilles

Recette Lentils - Chef Patrick Asfaux — Photo: © Asfaux Patrick - A.F.Touch

Ingredients for 6 servings

In culinary terms, a dish served with lentils is referred as "...Esau". It comes from the biblical character of Esau who sold is birthright to Jacob for a plate of lentils.

Lentil's recipe for 6 people:

500g Puy lentils
1 onion, peeled and pricked with 3 cloves
1 carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped

salt and freshly ground pepper

Step-by-step directions

1 Soak your lentils for 1 h. (optional)

2 Put your lentils in a large pot, cover them with a large amount of water, then add the carrots and the onion. bring to the boil. Then, reduce the heat and cook your lentils at a gentle simmer.

3 Skim the impurities that come to the surface, all the way through the cooking process.

Then, after 15 minutes cooking, salt your lentils.

To test if your lentils are cooked, take one between your fingers and press it, if it gets squashed they are cooked.

This basic recipe would get your lentils ready to be the main ingredient of lentils soup, lentils salad, stews or as an accompaniment for fresh water fish dishes.