Jacob's Tradition

Traditions are very important to us.... this is why I do the TraditionsRenewed website to collect traditions.

These are the weeks to think about Jacob as we are reading about him in Torah...

So my tradition for this time of year is to make Jacob's stew - you know the one he used to barter for his brother's birthright?

I wanted to share my recipe - if anyone has another good recipe for this - please add it to the comments....

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)
6 cups of water - or vegetarian broth
pinch of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
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!)