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olive oil white rice water elbow macaroni onions garlic French lentils garbanzo beans paprika red pepper cumin allspice vinegar tomato paste salt pepper
Viewed: 100 - Published at: 3 years agoIngredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups white rice
- 3 cups water
- 1 package (16-ounce) elbow macaroni
- 5 onions chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup French lentils, soaked in water overnight
- 1 3/4 cup garbanzo beans (or 1 14-ounce can), If using dry garbanzo beans, soak overnight
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 3/4 cup tomato paste
- salt
- pepper
Method
- After soaking the lentils overnight, rinse well under cold water.
- Bring four cups of water to a boil and add the lentils.
- Boil for 5 minutes then add the rice.
- Cover and allow to simmer on low heat for about half an hour or until the rice is cooked.
- Set aside.
- Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add the macaroni and cook uncovered to an al dente bite.
- Drain well in a colander.
- Return the macaroni to the empty pot and cover to keep warm.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet and add the chopped onion.
- Cook over medium heat until the onion begins to brown, then add the garlic and continue to cook for another minute.
- After the onion has browned, remove 3 tablespoons of garlic-onion mixture and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Reserve this for the garnish
- Mix in the vinegar with the rest of the mixture in the pot.
- Add the spices, tomato paste, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, cumin, cayenne and red pepper flakes.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 12 minutes.
- Keep half a cup of boiling water on hand while cooking and add as much as needed along the way so that you end up with sauce-like consistency.
- If using dry garbanzo beans, drain (after soaking overnight) and boil for one hour with 4 cups of water.
- If using canned beans, then rinse them thoroughly.
- Serve by placing a spoonful of rice, then macaroni, then lentils, followed by the garbanzo beans.
- Top the dish with the tomato sauce and garnish with fried onion.