German Lentils
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 20
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 155.1
- Total Fat: 6.5 g
- Cholesterol: 13.3 mg
- Sodium: 480.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 18.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 4.6 g
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Introduction
This is a family recipe that is easy to make in a slow cooker and goes great over spaetzle, rice or quinoa. Perfect for family meals and potlucks.For a vegetarian alternative, remove or substitute the hot dogs with veggie dogs, and use vegetable stock/bullion.
For those on gluten-free diets, do not make the roux. Instead, incorporate a few tablespoons of a thickener, like corn starch, but do add the caramelized onions. This is a family recipe that is easy to make in a slow cooker and goes great over spaetzle, rice or quinoa. Perfect for family meals and potlucks.
For a vegetarian alternative, remove or substitute the hot dogs with veggie dogs, and use vegetable stock/bullion.
For those on gluten-free diets, do not make the roux. Instead, incorporate a few tablespoons of a thickener, like corn starch, but do add the caramelized onions.
Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
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2 cups uncooked Lentils
2 large Carrots, grated
2 large Potato, grated
6 cloves of garlic, minced or mashed
2 beef bullion cubes
18 cup (approx.) Water
1 large celery stalk, whole or chopped
1 tsp. thyme
Roux:
1/2-stick (1/4 cup) butter, plus 2 tbsp.
1 large onion, chopped
1/4-cup flour
6 hot dogs, boiled and sliced into small medallions
1.5 cups ketchup
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Makes 20 servings; 1.5 cups per serving.
The Night Before:
The night before serving, place the lentils in a bowl and cover them with water. The next morning, drain the water and rinse the lentils with fresh water. This will remove the gases beans for which beans are famous.
Cooking the Lentils:
Place the lentils, grated carrots and potatoes, bullion, garlic, celery and thyme in a slow cooker. Fill the slow cooker to the top with water; set on "Auto." Let the ingredients cook until the lentils are soft or longer. You cannot overcook the lentils in this recipe. Remove the celery stalk if you do not care for its texture.
Make the Roux
When the lentils are soft, caramelize the onions in 2 tbsp. butter. Add the rest of the butter to the caramelized onions so it melts. Gradually add the flour to the butter, ensuring there are not lumps of flour in the roux. Stir the roux into the ingredients in the slow cooker so that no lumps of roux remain.
Allow the lentils to thicken for about 10-15 minutes. Add the ketchup, salt and pepper. If you wish, allow the lentils to cook in the slow cooker longer if you want a thicker consistency.
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BODYREMEDIATOR.
The Night Before:
The night before serving, place the lentils in a bowl and cover them with water. The next morning, drain the water and rinse the lentils with fresh water. This will remove the gases beans for which beans are famous.
Cooking the Lentils:
Place the lentils, grated carrots and potatoes, bullion, garlic, celery and thyme in a slow cooker. Fill the slow cooker to the top with water; set on "Auto." Let the ingredients cook until the lentils are soft or longer. You cannot overcook the lentils in this recipe. Remove the celery stalk if you do not care for its texture.
Make the Roux
When the lentils are soft, caramelize the onions in 2 tbsp. butter. Add the rest of the butter to the caramelized onions so it melts. Gradually add the flour to the butter, ensuring there are not lumps of flour in the roux. Stir the roux into the ingredients in the slow cooker so that no lumps of roux remain.
Allow the lentils to thicken for about 10-15 minutes. Add the ketchup, salt and pepper. If you wish, allow the lentils to cook in the slow cooker longer if you want a thicker consistency.
Number of Servings: 20
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BODYREMEDIATOR.