To cook lentils, simply pick over to remove debris or shriveled lentils, rinse, and drain. Cover with water or broth and boil for 2 to 3 minutes (to aid in digestion). Reduce heat and simmer until tender. Depending on the variety and age, cooking time may take anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour.Add pepper, 1 cut up tomato, 2 buds garlic on toothpicks, 2 TBSP olive oil and a few slices of onion. Simmer until tender. Near the end, add elbow macaroni and simmer until pasta is tender. Add salt once the lentils are completely cooked.
For one cup cooked lentils add about 1 to 2 cups cooked macaroni. You figure it out. And make sure to fish out the garlic. You will be unpleasantly surprised if you mistake it for a macaroni.
Older lentils will take longer to cook because they have lost more moisture. Do not mix newly-purchased lentils with old ones. They will cook unevenly. Acidic ingredients such as wine or tomatoes can lengthen cooking time. You may wish to add these ingredients after the lentils have become tender.
Lentils should be liberally seasoned. Salt added to the cooking water will toughen the beans so wait until they're done to add salt.
You can do the same thing with black eyed peas. Hoppin' John is wonderful served over Basmati rice.
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