Braised Lentils With Saffron

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 3/4 cups lentils
• 1 large onion
• olive oil
• 3/4 ounce raw ham, cut into slivers
• 1 pinch saffron strand
• 1 pinch powdered saffron
• 1/4 cup dry white
• hot chicken stock (can be made with bullion)
• salt

Recipe

• 1 soak lentils for about 6 hours.
• 2 peel and halve the onion and place into a saucepan with 3 tablespoons oil and the ham.
• 3 drain the lentils and add them to the saucepan, brown breifly, then moisten with the .
• 4 add the saffron strands and powdered saffron.
• 5 when the has evaporated, pour just enough hot stock to cover the lentils.
• 6 bring to a boil, lower the heat and cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• 7 taste and add salt if necessary, then discard the onion and serve hot.