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Two Purees: French Lentil and Split Pea
1 cup dried french lentils
1 cup dried split peas
2 thick slices of bacon
1 medium onion, diced then divided in half
3 stalks celery, diced then divided in half
2 medium sized carrots, diced then divided in half
2 bay leafs
4 sprigs of thyme
2 sprigs of rosemary
2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tbsp olive oil
water
kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper
Preheat 2 medium-sized sauce pans over medium heat. Add 1/2 tbsp olive oil to each of the two pans. Add 1 slice of bacon to each pan. Cook the bacon over medium heat 5-8 minutes, or until nearly all the fat has rendered out of the slices and the bacon is crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan. Either eat the bacon, use it in the avocado salsa, or save it for another fun usage. Add half of the diced celery, onions, and carrots (mirapoix) to each pan. Saute the mirapoix over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent and the carrots and celery have softened. Add the french lentils to one pan and the split peas to the other pan. Stir to coat with oil and allow the beans to toast for a couple minutes, stirring occasionally. Tie together two bundles - each consisting of 1 bay leaf, 2 sprigs of thyme, and 1 sprig of rosemary. This will make it easier to fish the herbs out later, if you don't have butchers twine or cheese cloth, don't worry- just fish out the twigs/leaves individualy. Add 1 tsp of red pepper flakes and 1 bundle of herbs to each pot. Stir. Pour enough water over the french lentils to just barely fully cover them. Pour enough water over the split peas to cover them with about a 1/2 inch of water. Season both pots fairly liberally with salt and pepper. Bring the beans to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the beans are tender. Stir occasionally. The lentils will cook quicker than the split peas, so just be watching out for that. If eitehr pan of beans seems to be drying out before the beans are tender, add a little more water to them. Once the beans are tender, remove them from the heat to puree. You want a little bit of liquid still left in the beans before they get pureed so the outcome will be a lovely smooth and viscous dish rather than a dry and pasty puree. Using a hand-held immersion blender, puree each of the pans of cooked beans individually until smooth and viscous. If the beans are too dry after blending, simply add a tough more water until they reach the right consistancy. Taste the beans, then season as necessary with kosher salt and black pepper. For a stunning presentation, serve the beans side-by-side on a dish with a nice piece of fish or meat on top. Enjoy!
Recipe by Amanda Simpson
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From post: Outrageously Delicious Mahi Mahi
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