Recipe says to simmer for 2 - 2 ½ hours. Lid on or off? Instead, can I put in the oven? What temp, lid on or off?

Thank you, I'll try that next time. Today I did it stove top, no lid, had to add about 1.5 cups more water. Delicious.

Kathy - great!
There's nothing wrong with uncovered, but I find it has two problems ---one of which you encountered (liquid evaporates or boils off, so you need to add more as you did. Other is possible splatter, which can be avoided by using a larger-than-expected pot.

May I suggest that you correct the recipe to say "lid on"? Since it did not specify, I did lid off.

I can't correct as it's not mine.
Click on the recipe, then on the author's name and ask her to fix.