Brown Lentils - Trinidad Style

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pigs tail or 250 g chunked diced ham, if pigs tail not available
• 400 g pumpkin (i use butternut)
• 1 large onion, rough chopped
• 2 garlic, pegs crushed
• 500 ml vegetable stock or 500 ml chicken stock
• 1 -2 slice bacon, stock cubes
• 1 cup water
• 400 g brown lentils (or x2 400ml can brown lentils for the quick version, drained)

Recipe

• 1 put lentils in bowl & cover with water.
• 2 leave to soak overnight.
• 3 rinse & drain lentils.
• 4 put all ingredients into a large saucepan.
• 5 put on high heat & bring to the boil.
• 6 reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are cooked and pumpkin is soft & broken down.
• 7 add water if needed--mixture should not dry out.
• 8 serve as a side dish or eat just as they are.