Caramelized Onions and Lentil Rice

Name: Caramelized Onions and Lentil Rice
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 439 grams lentils, drained and rinsed; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 946 milliliters water; 473 milliliters long-grain white rice; 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced

Caramelized Onions and Lentil Rice is A mixture of olive oil, sugar, ground cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken and Rice with Caramelized Onions, Cranberry Rice with Caramelized Onions, and M’Juddarah – Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions.

Instructions

Melt the butter with the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

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).

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Sugar

While the onions caramelize, make the rice.

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Onion

Rice

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

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Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

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Add the rice and stir, cooking it until the grains begin to turn opaque, about 2 minutes.

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Grains

Rice

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.

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Salt And Pepper

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