Something different: lentil sausage stew for lunch :)

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Question for Bald One. My mother used to cook various dried beans when I was a kid. I seem to remember her soaking some over night. Do lentils need to be soaked or can they just go right into the pot. Thank you, Ironworker.

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We made sausage and lentil stew last night.

My wife just threw the lentils in without soaking.
She does put them in a strainer and rinses them under the sink to remove any grit and has a habit of picking out the ones that look "funky".

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Question for Bald One. My mother used to cook various dried beans when I was a kid. I seem to remember her soaking some over night. Do lentils need to be soaked or can they just go right into the pot. Thank you, Ironworker.

Lentils, unlike other dried beans, do not require any soaking. They are much less troublesome to cook with as a result.

Depending on source, a good rinse or even some screening for debris in the package may be prudent, like Nismo's wife does above.

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Question for Bald One. My mother used to cook various dried beans when I was a kid. I seem to remember her soaking some over night. Do lentils need to be soaked or can they just go right into the pot. Thank you, Ironworker.

Lentils, unlike other dried beans, do not require any soaking. They are much less troublesome to cook with as a result.

Depending on source, a good rinse or even some screening for debris in the package may be prudent, like Nismo's wife does above.

Sir, Thank you for your prompt reply. I will have to try some.

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My wife makes a good lentil and sausage stew in the Insta pot. It's in the rotation for every few weeks, easy and very good!

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Made a fresh pot today.

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Progresso already makes a sausage lentil soup.

https://www.instacart.com/prod...sausage-soup-18-5-oz

Home made / scratch is alway better, plus it doesn't have the high salt and aluminum aftertaste that canned products can take on.

Beans and sausage, good winter staples. I made this last week, good flavor and easy. Used real sausage instead of the Beyond crap he's using.

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https://www.mounthopewholesale...autumn-lentil-blend/

They're back!

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Several years ago, I bought three cases when it was on sale for .50 a can at Sharp Shopper. The results was a high iron level when I had my yearly blood test.

You're not supposed to eat the can!

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I am thinking it is about time for a big pot of pinto beans and ham hocks!! Have to have cornbread muffins also.

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Damn, am drooling on the keyboard. What kind of sausage are you using in each of the recipes ?

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Damn, am drooling on the keyboard. What kind of sausage are you using in each of the recipes ?

I used Italian mild.

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I like you style ... thank you sir !

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I like you style ... thank you sir !

LoL Just edited my post... yeah keibasa and German sausages work too but Italian is the best!

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Looks delicious. I wish it would cool down so I can make some chili and soups.

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That's good stuff

My wife's been making a lentil and sausage stew for years.

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Mia has been getting a Costco rotisserie chicken, and making chicken lentil soup. It’s pretty awesome.

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Beancooker, when you move to Georgia, try the rotisserie chicken from Publix.

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Beancooker, when you move to Georgia, try the rotisserie chicken from Publix.

We have had both, and prefer the Costco. It's bigger, better (subjective opinion), and cheaper, than the Publix version.

It's "Beanhead" who is moving to Georgia, not "Beancooker."

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