On my computer screen, the "Food for the Apocalypse" entry ended in a bunch of wild-looking random characters--a little disconcerting.
I created a delicious vegan recipe last night--no, "delicious vegan" is not an oxymoron!
Heat one capful of extra virgin olive oil (or "EVOO" for devotees of Rachael "Oprah" Ray) in a large sauce pan (medium heat).
Chop ½ Vidalia onion. Add to pan and cook until tasty.
Add 2 cloves garlic, minced. Cook ~1 min more.
Add 3.75 c. stock, 1 c. brown rice, and ½ c. raisins. Increase heat to high.
When stock begins to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add ½ can tomatoes, 1 c. red lentils*, ½ tsp coriander, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 30 more minutes (add more stock during this time if necessary).
*if you use brown lentils, add the lentils at the same time as the rice.
I served it with rainbow chard from the Brunswick farmer's market, served with 1/2 cap EVOO and nutmeg.
Yield: Approx. 4 servings
Cooking & eating time: the duration of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Bernstein conducting)
Happy Fourth!
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coriander & raisin - - cool!
OMG that looks great!!! PS One of Oliver's freinds from NY used to work for Rachel Ray, whom she referred to as the "nazi cunt". She was fired.
Upon reheating, the red lentils sort of dissolve to form this thick goo that holds the rice together... it's really tasty!
Rachel Ray's empire is becoming suspiciously like Oprah's.
Slightly revised version:
Saute in 1T EVOO:
1 onion, chopt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 c. raisins (add garlic & raisins after the onion has already softened a little)
Add 3.75 c. stock. Bring to a boil.
Add 1 c. brown rice and 1 c. lentils (brown lentils will keep their shape pretty well. Red lentils will disintegrate to form a nice sauce. If you want to use red lentils but want them to stay intact, you can add them 15 minutes after the rice).
Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add 1 can chopt tomatoes, ½ tsp cumin, and salt and black & red pepper to taste. Cook for 30 more minutes (add more stock during this time if necessary).
I topped it with cheddar.
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