Recipe - Lebanese Rice And Lentils With Caramelized Onions

1 cup Green or brown lentils
1 qt Cold water
3 lg White onions, cut or sliced up thinly
One half cup Olive oil
One half cup Basmati or other long grain
rice
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Allspice

Bring the lentils to a boil in the water and simmer, skimming, about 25
minutes, or until nearly tender. Drain the lentils, reserving 1 One half cups of
cooking liquid. Add more liquid if necessary to make 1 One half cups.

Cook the onions in the olive oil for about 5 minutes. Then remove 1 1/2
cups of the onions and cook the rest until they caramelize and begin to get
crisp, about 57 minutes more. Drain the caramelized onions on paper towels.

Add to the saucepan the cooked lentils, the reserved liquid, the softened
onions, and the basmati rice, salt and allspice. Cook over low heat,
covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

Top with caramelized onions.

Yield: 8 servings

Recommended drink: Ara
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #351

Recipe by: TASTE SHOW #TS4874

From: Doc1946@aol.com

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:01:49 0500