Vegetarian Alternative To Ground Beef

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 cups water
• 6 ounces dry lentils
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 15 cumin seeds, or more to taste, ground
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• bring water to a boil in a pot. stir lentils into water, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the water is mostly absorbed, 25 to 25 minutes. stir onion, garlic, paprika, bay leaf, cumin, salt, and pepper into the lentils; continue cooking until the water is fully absorbed and the lentils tender, 5 to 10 minutes more. stir olive oil into the lentils. remove and discard the bay leaf.