diff --git a/priv/content/2020/12/2020-12-29_greek-lentil-soup-adapted.md b/priv/content/2020/12/2020-12-29_greek-lentil-soup-adapted.md index 3624ae5..9eef839 100644 --- a/priv/content/2020/12/2020-12-29_greek-lentil-soup-adapted.md +++ b/priv/content/2020/12/2020-12-29_greek-lentil-soup-adapted.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If anyone needs ideas for Good Plague Cookin', here's a tasty one. - spray cooking oil -- 1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked over\* +- 1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked over - 2 1/2 quarts vegetable stock or water - 1 whole dried poblano pepper, hard stem broken off, or 1 fresh jalapeno, stem removed, halved @@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ _saute:_ - paper-thin slices of lemon to garnish; thin wedges of lemon to pass at the table -Spray a large soup pot with oil, and in it cook the onion/celery/garlic, then add the aromatics, lentils & stock, then add the squash/potatoes 15 minutes later and cook for another 20-30 mins, then add the spinach for only a few minutes at the end. +Spray a large soup pot with oil, and in it cook the onion/celery/garlic, then add the aromatics, lentils & stock (for the stock, you can just add a dollop of better than bouillon with the aromatics before adding the water). -(For the stock, you can just add a dollop of better than bouillon with the aromatics before adding the water.) +Add salt to taste. Do not wait until the end to add salt, either. Salt in stages. Always. + +Then 15 minutes later add the squash/potatoes, maybe more salt, and cook for another 20-30 mins, then add the spinach for only a few minutes at the end. + +Just after the end, add the lemon juice, and maybe pepper to taste. This approach builds flavor better than the original recipe. - -Do not wait until the end to add salt, either. Salt in stages. Always.