Jacob's Stew - It is magic

Ok so we know about the story of Jacob's stew. His brother gave him the birthright of being the eldest for a bowl of his famous stew. What stew could be SO good that one would give up their fortune?

Well this one comes close and this year I am going to try to make it with the Black Lentils I found at Trader Joe's.



This great picture was found at: Images from Genesis
(I like this artist - they sell this print at their site)

Here is the recipe

Jacob's Vegetarian Lentil Stew

1 Tablespoon margarine or butter
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 cup brown (or red) lentils (picked over and rinsed) (I am going to try black ones this year)
6 cups of water
pinch of cinnamon (I think this is the key ingredient to it's magic)
1/4 teaspoon ginger (you can grate fresh ginger and squeeze out the juice - works great)
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cumin - optional
Melt margarine/butter in large soup pot, saute' onion and garlic. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1-1/2 - 2 hours. Enjoy! (Great when be done in the crock pot just put it all in and leave it for all day!)


Make a new tradition to cook this stew each year when they read the parasha about Jacob and Esau.