FFwD ~ Lentils and more

 above: simmering of chicken for chicken b'stilla

...

only problem was... I did not have the time to make the b'stilla 

with the filo pastry as I was rushing between home and the hospital

as my mother was admitted for observation since last thursday

so I used puff pastry to make it for sunday night dinner for DH

the chicken filling was delish! Will attempt with filo pastry soon!

The lentils used were Turkish, though it said to soak beans overnight

I did not, but followed Dorie's tip to pre-boil the beans for a couple of minutes

rinsed and boil again in chicken stock with the rest of the ingredients

the only thing missing was the clove - the package went missing!

and it was ready in 30 mins!  I discarded the celery

but chose to roughly cut the tender carrots

and mashed the onions with a fork and added a splash of brandy

and it was done, plain and simple

the lentils was good!

 so tonight's dinner was:

chicken b'stilla (in puff pastry instead of filo)

turkish lentils, classic french preparation

and butternut squash and brussels sprouts en papillote

now I remember why we seldom eat brussels sprout... not our fav veg!

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Do check out the rest of group's results for this week's recipe at:

(click picture below)

 

Lentils, basic - pg 367 to 368

chicken b'stilla - pg 222 to 224

brown-sugar squash and brussels sprouts en papillote - pg 352

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