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[mollydot]

Embarrassed by my initial question, I asked in a locked post about cooking tonight with stuff I had in the kitchen. With a lot of advice from that post (thank you unav, glitzfrau and unblinkered) I cooked something much more palatable than I had originally come up with. While I can't claim it was instinct cooking, as I ran back and forth between cooker and computer,

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[unblinkered]

Sounds yummy! Well done....and the more you experiment, the easier it'll get!

[mollydot]

Thank you - it was! I was so surprised!

Though you know, not so many years ago, I may have hated it. So much veg!

[dorianegray]

To sweat your onion: Put oil in pan. Put chopped onion in pan. Turn on heat as low as it will go. Cook until onion goes translucent.

[dorianegray]

Also, you might find deliciousdishes useful for further culinary matters.

[mollydot]

I'm taking a look at it, as you've probably guess by my comment on a post of yours :-)

I will resist joining it now, as I'm a sucker for hoarding recipes, but will be able to find it via your profile in the future.

[mollydot]

Thank you! Do you put a lid on?

IIRC, I got some translucency, so I probably sweated it a bit. I didn't get any brown on the onion until after I'd added other veg.

[unav]

Sounds good!

Lentils and chorizo will be nyom delicious!

[mollydot]

Shopping required first :-) Used up all the carrot, courgette, pepper and, most importantly, onion.

[kristamm]

That's a brilliant achievement right there. I almost always end up throwing out half an onion at some point.

[mollydot]

Me too. In fact, I nearly did, but decided to wait a couple of days (or at least until the next shop) and see if I used it. And I did! Twice!

[radegund]

Yum! Good show! I bet it tasted even better the next day - I usually find that the flavours deepen overnight in the fridge.

[mollydot]

I have to admit, I didn't pay much attention to it when I finished it off. Damn internet.