Watch out for seasoned rice
wine vinegar though, it contains added salt and sugar!
I didn't have carrots or red
wine vinegar though so I substituted with a little apple cider vinegar for the vinegar and a little sweet for the carrots.
Not exact matches
Third, if you don't have rice
wine vinegar on hand, you can use white
wine vinegar, champagne
vinegar, or even plain white
vinegar,
though a higher quality
vinegar is ideal.
If you don't have white
wine vinegar, you can replace it with apple cider
vinegar,
though I didn't the flavors as much.
You might want to add a splash of lemon juice or white
wine vinegar or something to make up for the acidity
though.
The secret ingredient
though is a touch of white
wine vinegar for acidity, which marries all the flavors together.
1/3 pound of bacon (about 5 slices), cut into 1 / 4 - inch strips 1 medium onion, chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and diced 3 large celery stalks, diced 1 teaspoon cumin powder 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 fresh habanero chile, stem and seeds removed, finely chopped (add more if you love it hot) 1 pound dry split red lentils, rinsed and cleaned 2 cups water 4 cups vegetable stock 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped (or substitute 1/2 teaspoon dry) 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 pound Mulay's Killer Hot Italian Sausage (or substitute the Italian sausage of your choice,
though it won't be nearly as good) 1 teaspoon red
wine vinegar 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Somehow my
vinegar retained some of the characteristics of the
wine it was made from even
though it was made from at least 4 different types of leftover red
wine.