Help ! Lentil problem

Cat72

I have made lentil soup for the first time and used red lentils from the packet.

Only thing is I forgot to wash them before I added them to the soup !
Will the soup either be posioned or unable to be eaten ?
I used up loads of veg in it so do hope its not ruined.
It looks a really yucky colour .
Any advice really appreciated, thanks

thriftlady_2

I've never ever washed lentils -didn't know you were supposed to

Skint_Lynne

Cat72 wrote: »

I have made lentil soup for the first time and used red lentils from the packet.

Only thing is I forgot to wash them before I added them to the soup !
Will the soup either be posioned or unable to be eaten ?
I used up loads of veg in it so do hope its not ruined.
It looks a really yucky colour .
Any advice really appreciated, thanks

I would think that they will be okay as they are being boiled anyway. If the soup is just on, they will look kind of cloudy for a long while. It will be a good hour and a half before they mush up anyway.

They end up a real light orange/yellow colour. Make sure you have seasoned the soup and an onion always perks things up, whatever you are cooking. HTH x

Cat72

Oh thanks for your advice.
Yes the soup does look really cloudy, but I will just cook it longer then.
Ho hum ! there was me thinking how I was being a little moneysaver and getting stuff done by making an extra large batch of soup :rolleyes:

psso

I`m sure if you leave it to simmer for a while longer it will be fine. I never rinse my lentils / split peas and I`ve never killed anyone in all the years I`ve been feeding the family. not yet anyway !!

SailorSam

psso wrote: »

I`m sure if you leave it to simmer for a while longer it will be fine. I never rinse my lentils / split peas and I`ve never killed anyone in all the years I`ve been feeding the family. not yet anyway !!

Are you suppose to wash them ?
No one said !

savingforoz

Another one here who doesn't wash them, and I cook lots of lentil soup - so far, so good! I am sure it will be fine.

Pink.

Hi Cat,

I've never washed lentils before cooking either and it's never done us any harm. If you simmer over a medium heat, red lentils should be cooked in under an hour and will disappear into your soup while thickening it and giving it a lovely flavour. Oh I fancy a bowl of lentil soup now!

Pink

valk_scot

Well back in the old days it was recommended you wash lentils because they came in a sack (the grocer weighed them out for you) and they were covered in dust.

You were also recommended to "pick" lentils...that is pour them onto a white plate and sort through them for tiny stones before you cooked the lentil. anyone who has chomped down on a yiny stone while eating soup knows what this is all about!

But...that was decades ago. If you buy prepacked lentils from the supermarket then they'll be fine.

Chell

I never wash them either.

debtmuncher

i dont rinse lentils , too much faffing about for my likening lol. what i do is just skim the scum off as it simmers away.