Ok, finally, and this post will contain two recipes, though I’d originally intended to write it up as one larger recipe.
First, the pics, so we can see what I’m posting about:
The recipes that follow are for the puréed onion sauce on the very bottom, and then the lentils and rice side dish. For once, the pork is just along for the ride.
Recipe - Smothered Onion Sauce
Recipe - Lentils and Rice with Onions
On with the review: both recipes are excellent (as was the pork) - so much so that MrsT agreed to have the same exact meal two nights running. This was a very satisfying supper.
The puréed onion sauce…I have to admit, I wasn’t sure how that was going to go, I thought it may end up being too strong, but it was very mild and lovely all the way round, and the optional vinegar (please don’t skip it) lent a beautiful brightness that took a good sauce and made it great.
It does cook up quite thick, which is why I ended up using it as a base, and I think it worked out well.
The lentils…this one was one I thought I could pretty much imagine in my head without tasting - lentils and rice and onions, along with a little chicken stock, no surprises coming my way.
But I was wrong! The three main ingredients teamed up with the bubbling stock to make a delicious side dish that’s substantial enough to be a main. The lentils yield a real beans-and-rice characteristic to this fast and simple side.
Along with the thin cut of pork…what an easy weeknight meal that tastes like a lot more effort was involved.
