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What are your favorite six-ingredients-or-less recipes? (self.food)

submitted 1 year ago by gameboy to c/food

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Growing up I enjoyed a book called "Six Ingredients or Less" which - you guessed it - featured recipes that used only six ingredients or less. Do you have a killer recipe or two that fits this theme?

Spices (dried or fresh) don't count. Bonus points if it is at least somewhat healthy.

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[–] deo 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been experimenting with vegetarian options, and my go-to pantry-buster for stuff I generally always have on hand is this: sautee a chopped onion in a good helping of oil/butter. add a bit of flour (a tablespoon or so, but add it slowly while stirring) until you've got a nice roux-like consistency. Add a jar of curry paste, and a can of petite dice tomatos (with the juice) and a can of garbonzo beans (i drain mine). Add dried lentils and 70-80% the amount of water it suggests on the bag. Bring to a boil and simmer until the lentils are an acceptable texture. Enjoy with naan or by itself.

[–] gameboy 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds interesting. What consistency does it end up being?

[–] deo 2 points 1 year ago

Think like a thick, chunky chili. The flour helps thicken up the base and gives the curry paste something to cling to, so you can add a bit more to thicken it up if you need to. You should be able to scoop it with the bread and have it cling to it.