Ribs with lentils and rice

This is an easy one-pot meal suitable for feeding up to 8 people. To make this for a crowd, simply double up the ingredients.

• Serves: 6
• Difficulty: easy
• Prep time: 5 - 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 2 hours

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Ingredients

• 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
• 1 kg meaty beef short bibs or pork spare ribs
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• ½ each green, red and yellow peppers, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2,5 ml (½ tsp) dried thyme
• 2, 5 ml (½ tsp) dried rosemary
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 500 ml (2 cups) water
• 125 ml (½ cup) lentils
• 125 ml (½ cup)Spekko Long Grain Parboiled Rice
• 1 X 410 g can chopped tomatoes
• 30 ml (2tbsp) chopped fresh parsley

Method

1. Heat oil in a large ovenproof casserole and brown ribs in batches on all sides. Remove ribs and set aside.
2. Add onions, garlic and peppers to casserole, cook stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.
3. Return ribs to casserole; add bay leaf, dry herbs, salt and pepper.
4. Add water and bring to the boil, cover reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour,
5. Stir in lentils, rice and tomatoes, cover and simmer for a further 30 minutes or until rice and meat are tender. (Add more water if stew is too dry).
6. Remove the bay leaf, adjust seasoning and sprinkle with fresh parsley.