Scouse

Stews - Legume - -

• Approx 250 grams / 1/2 pound potatoes
• 3 medium/small carrots
• 1 medium/large onion
• 1 x 400 gram / 14 ounce tin of brown or green lentils (or soak and cook the same amount yourself)
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 1 heaped teaspoon mustard
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs or parsley
• 1 tablespoon yeast extract
• Generous squirt of tomato puree or tomato sauce
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Optional extras - 3 cloves crushed garlic and 2 capfulls of sherry (though genuine scousers would be unlikely to do anything so poncy)