Le Puys Lentils with Garlic and Thyme

Servings

6-8

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Le Puys Lentils with Garlic and Thyme

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 onion, diced
  • ¼ teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 carrot, peeled and diced
  • 1 celery stalk, diced
  • 2 ¼ cups French lentils
  • 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon or scotch

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.

  2. Add onions and saute until tranlucent (5 minutes)

  3. Add garlic, carrots, celery and saute for 5 more minutes.

  4. Stir in French lentils and cook 1 more minute

  5. Add chicken or vegetable stock and bay leaf and bring to a boil

  6. reduce heat, add thyme and salt and simmer for 35 minutes

  7. add a lttle more stock if all of the moisture is dried up.

  8. add bourbon or scotch

  9. cook 5 more minutes.