Damsel wrote on 15 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

> Yup, I saved several of the apple-pork recipes. Now I'm just
> biding my time until we're past the apricot-pork recipes. Just
> seems like a weird combo to me.
>
> Carol
>

Apricot??? Jill is too wussy to try this for me.

Red Lentil and Apricot Soup
makes 6 servings

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped
1-1/2 cup dried split red lentils, rinsed
5 cups of homemade chicken stock
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
Salt and pepper, to taste

1. In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion,
garlic, and dried apricots. Sauté until the onion is translucent,
about 12 minutes.

2. Add the lentils to the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce
the heat and simmer, covered, until the lentils are tender, about 30
minutes.

3. Stir in tomatoes, cumin, thyme, and salt and pepper. Simmer,
covered for another 10 minutes.

4. Remove half the soup and puree it in a food processor or blender.
Return the puree to the pot and season with the lemon juice and salt
and pepper to taste. Simmer for another 2 to three minutes and serve.

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Type 2 Diabetic Since Aug 2004
1AC- 7.2, 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol
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Monsur Fromage du Pollet > said:

>
>Apricot??? Jill is too wussy to try this for me.
>
>Red Lentil and Apricot Soup
>makes 6 servings
>
>3 tablespoons olive oil
>1 large onion, chopped
>2 cloves garlic, chopped
>1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped

<snip rest of recipe>

I love dried apricots. To me, it would seem a waste to cook them with
meat. Just give me some of those tart, leathery discs any day.

Carol

On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:53:46 -0500, Damsel >
wrote:

(Curly Sue) said:
>
>>On Sun, 15 May 2005 09:18:53 -0400, "FREECYCLEMOM"
> wrote:
>>
>>>Sheesh! I just post em' Don't name them or write them!
>>
>>You're certainly getting a lot of flack over this! Sheesh. No good
>>deed goes unpunished. Don't worry, some of us appreciate the recipes
>>;>
>
>Yup, I saved several of the apple-pork recipes. Now I'm just biding my
>time until we're past the apricot-pork recipes. Just seems like a weird
>combo to me.
>
>Carol

Really? That combination appealed to me and I usually don't go for
fruit and meat combos. Go figure!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

(Curly Sue) said:

>On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:53:46 -0500, Damsel >
>wrote:
>
>>I saved several of the apple-pork recipes. Now I'm just biding my
>>time until we're past the apricot-pork recipes. Just seems like a weird
>>combo to me.
>
>Really? That combination appealed to me and I usually don't go for
>fruit and meat combos. Go figure!

Just doesn't right to me. <G>

On the other hand, apple and pork is a lovely combination. Every once in
awhile, I'll tunnel through a pork loin roast with a knife, making a deep X
shaped cut through the core. Stuff it with a mixture of bread cubes, apple
juice, chopped apples, pecans, and cinnamon.

I've really gotta get that into MasterCook. My memory's getting worse
every day.

Carol

"Damsel" wrote:

> I love dried apricots. To me, it would seem a waste to cook them with
> meat. Just give me some of those tart, leathery discs any day.
>
> Carol

Me, too. Take a close look at one and see why our family calls them "ears".

Felice

"Felice Friese" > said:

>"Damsel" wrote:
>
>> I love dried apricots. To me, it would seem a waste to cook them with
>> meat. Just give me some of those tart, leathery discs any day.
>
>Me, too. Take a close look at one and see why our family calls them "ears".

LOL! Yeah, they do look a bit like little round ears! I'll never be able
to look at them the same way again.

Carol

Mister Chicken-Cheese wrote:

> Red Lentil and Apricot Soup
> makes 6 servings
>
> 3 tablespoons olive oil
> 1 large onion, chopped
> 2 cloves garlic, chopped
> 1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped
> 1-1/2 cup dried split red lentils, rinsed
> 5 cups of homemade chicken stock
> 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
> 3 ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
> 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
> 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
> Salt and pepper, to taste
>
> 1. In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion,
> garlic, and dried apricots. Sauté until the onion is translucent,
> about 12 minutes.
>
> 2. Add the lentils to the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce
> the heat and simmer, covered, until the lentils are tender, about 30
> minutes.
>
> 3. Stir in tomatoes, cumin, thyme, and salt and pepper. Simmer,
> covered for another 10 minutes.
>
> 4. Remove half the soup and puree it in a food processor or blender.
> Return the puree to the pot and season with the lemon juice and salt
> and pepper to taste. Simmer for another 2 to three minutes and serve.


Hmmmm.... How about if I omit the tomatoes but add some lamb chunks (or beef
chunks) and three quinces (cored and chopped) at the same time as the
apricots? Then substitute 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and some mint
chiffonade for the cumin and thyme? (Oh, and I guess beef stock would work
better than chicken stock.)

Tweaks notwithstanding, the posted recipe looks like it ought to be pretty
good. I've saved it and I'll try it when I get the chance.

Bob

tuppy wrote:

>>> 8 pork chops
>>> 1/2 cup ketchup
>>> 1 tsp salt
>>> 1 tsp celery seed
>>> 1/2 tsp nutmeg
>>> 1/3 cup vinegar
>>> 1 cup water
>>>
>>> brown chops. mix remaining ingredients and pour over chops.
>>> Cover and bake 275 for 2 hours.
>>
>>
>> Well, that's obviously a DUTCH recipe, so you SHOULDN'T claim that it's
>> Amish.
<snip>
>
> As a die-hard Nederlander, I am hard pressed to figure out what you see
> that makes that recipe so obviously Dutch? Tot ziens, Rand

The ketchup. The word "ketchup" comes to us from the Dutch "ketjap."

{My attribution of the recipe to Dutch cuisine and my remark above were both
meant facetiously.}

Bob

Damsel wrote:

> LOL! Yeah, they do look a bit like little round ears! I'll never be
> able to look at them the same way again.
>
> Carol

Other foods also resemble body parts. This makes it hard for me to eat
the mushrooms in some Chinese food. Know what I'm sayin'?

Becca

Becca > said:

>Damsel wrote:
>
>> LOL! Yeah, they do look a bit like little round ears! I'll never be
>> able to look at them the same way again.
>
>Other foods also resemble body parts. This makes it hard for me to eat
>the mushrooms in some Chinese food. Know what I'm sayin'?

So you've noticed that too, huh? *grin*

Carol