Aunt Beck's Lentils And Rice Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup long-grain rice
• 3 lbs chuck
• 3 onions, diced
• 1 cup lentils
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (my aunt used chicken fat)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 cups boiling water

Recipe

• 1 soak lentils in cold water for 11/2 hours. drain and check for anything that needs to be removed.
• 2 cut the meat into bite-size chunks.
• 3 heat skillet over medium-high heat, add oil and when oil begins to sizzle, add meat.
• 4 brown meat in portions so not to lower pan heat.
• 5 as meat is browning add onions to brown.
• 6 add lentils, seasoning and boiling water to meat. cover and let simmer about 11/2 hours.
• 7 stir in the rice and cover pot and cook another 25 minutes.
• 8 i usually soak the lentils in the morning, drain, cover, and set aside until needed.