Lent Recipes
by Kathy
(St. Louis "Rome of the West")
Great Lent Recipes!
I found these online. They sure sound good!:
Here are some Lebanese Lentil Recipes for Lent:
These dishes were enjoyed by my family during Lent when I grew up as a Lebanese Melkite Byzantine Catholic:
Mjadra – (Lentil Pottage)
1 cup uncooked lentils
4 cups water
1 large onion, chopped
˝ cup olive oil
1/8 t. pepper
1/8 t. cumin
salt to taste
˝ cup uncooked rice
Rinse lentils and place in a pan with water. Boil for 20 minutes on
medium fire. Sauté chopped onions in oil. Add onions and residue,
seasonings, and rice to the lentils. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
Stir occasionally. Serve on a platter – this thickens as it cools. May
be eaten hot or cold. Serves 4-6.
Mihshi Waraq – (Lenten Stuffed Grape Leaves)
The Grape Leaves can be purchased in jars at Middle Eastern or Greek
food stores:
40-50 grape leaves
1 ˝ cups of parsley, finely chopped
1 cup uncooked rice
2 large tomatoes, peeled
˝ bunch green onions
1 small onion
˝ cup lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
Finely chop all vegetables except the grape leaves and mix well with
the uncooked rice. Place a heaping tablespoon of this mixture on a
grape leaf and roll up, make sure the ends of the grape leaves are
folded in to secure the filling. Continue until all mixture and grape
leaves are used. Arrange the rolls in a pan for cooking. Barely cover
the rolls with water. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of salt over the
top. Cover the pan and cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes. Add
the ˝ cup of lemon juice and cook for another 10 minutes or until all
liquid has been absorbed.
From Rev. Fr. Gregori at
http://morningcoffee.blogspot.com/2007/02/time-for-some-more-lenten-recipes.html
