Caramelized Onions and Lentil Rice

Recipe courtesy Ingrid Hoffmann, 2008

Show: Simply Delicioso with Ingrid HoffmannEpisode: Singles Night

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

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Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups long-grain white rice
1 quart water
1 (15.5-ounce) can lentils, drained and rinsed
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

Melt the butter with the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, sugar, and some salt and pepper. Cook until the onions become deep brown and sticky, about 20 minutes, stirring every 4 or 5 minutes (if the onions color too quickly, reduce the heat to medium-low).

While the onions caramelize, make the rice. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the rice and stir, cooking it until the grains begin to turn opaque, about 2 minutes. Add the water, lentils, and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the rice is tender and has absorbed all of the liquid, about 20 minutes. Serve topped with the caramelized onions.

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recipe Caramelized Onions and Lentil Rice
DeDe Boulder, CO 06-08-2009
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brown dice and dry lentils
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

if you make it with brown rice and dry lentils, you can cook them together for the same length of time... adds some extra... fiber and texture, yum! (I used 2 c brown rice, 1 c lentils and 4 1/2 c water.Read more
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nikki royal palm beach, FL 03-17-2009
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Very Tasty, but needed some salt
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this rice in an effort to try and get my husband to try Lentils (which he unfortunately opposes to). I thought it was... very good, the only change that i made was that i added salt to the rice itself. The recipe didnt call for it but i felt that it needed it for a little extra flavor. Its a mildly flavored rice, no one thing sticks out and slaps you in the face, it is not very robust by any means. That being said, i thought it was great, and so did our friends that we had over. I will definitely be making this again. Oh, and the picky husband even ate it :)Read more
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Joanie Sterling Heights, MI 01-11-2009
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Onions
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The rice was bland. The awesome onions gave it the flavor.
recipe Caramelized Onions and Lentil Rice
Jennifer Chagrin Falls, OH 01-04-2009
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A keeper
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I'm always looking for ways to use lentils and my family really enjoyed this recipe. Instead of plain rice, I used saffron... rice and cooked it in chicken stock in place of the water just to add even more flavor. Followed the rest of the recipe and served it with pork. Delish and was good as leftovers too.Read more
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null null, null 12-15-2008
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deliciioso
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I absolutely LOVED this recipe....i used red lentils cause that's what i had...and it was really good...one of my favorite... mealsRead more
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Sara Tallahassee, FL 10-20-2008
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Very delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I think this recipe is great. I love the added sugar to the onions making a sweeter flavor and a little crunch. I didnt'... use as much rice, just one cup instead of two. This dish is very delicious and really easy to make!Read more