Lentil Soup
If you are interested in lentils, it really doesn’t matter what colour they are. If you want to experiment, here is recipe that was much appreciated by a Peace Group in a Mennonite Church in Colorado Springs.
4 large cloves garlic, finely chopped, add lentils and chicken broth.
1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until reduced.
lentils 1 1/2 C rinsed, red lentils boiled until they are tender (about 30 min).
5 cups chicken broth
Stir in cumin, thyme, salt and pepper.
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Simmer covered another 10-15 min.
Add 1/2 tsp dried thyme, salt and pepper to taste .
Serves 6
This soup is almost a stew.
Guten Appetit!
Barbel Goertz
Don’t Peek Stew
In a large roasting pan, combine:
1 lb. stewing beef
6 large potatoes
6 large carrots
6 stalks of celery
Onions
Cut into pieces.
½ tsp. pepper and 1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. Minute Tapioca (2T)
Tin tomato soup
Tin water
Liquids: 1 cup tomato juice, 1 cup warm water and 1 cup ketchup
Layer meat in oven.
Layer veggies on top.
In a cup – mix salt, pepper, sugar and tapioca together and sprinkle over top.
Pour liquids over all.
Cover with 2 layers of tin foil.
Seal well.
Cook at 300F for 3 ½ hours and no peeking!
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