Red Lentil And Bacon Stew
Ingredients:
500g Rind-less Bacon cubed thumbnail size
2 Onions Diced
50g Butter
4 cloves of Garlic or (2 tbsp of crushed)
1 tspn Thyme
1 440g Tin of crushed tomatoes
500ml Chicken Stock
500g Red lentils
Method :
Melt the butter in a 5ltr pot,
Fry off the bacon, then add onions and garlic,
When juice from onions is released add Thyme.
when it starts to dry, add the tinned tomatoes.
slowly add in stock, returning to a simmer
slowly stir in the Red Lentils.
Simmer & Stir:
Cover pot with it's lid, barely simmer - very low heat,
stir occasionally, and Add a hot water to thin
if it thickens too much.
(lentils like to stick to the bottom,
keep stirring :)
After 20 minutes of simmer you should be right to serve.
