Lentils with Cotechino Sausage
Yield
6 servingsPrep
25 minCook
95 minReady
4 hrsLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
cotechino sausage
(1 pound) |
* |
| 14 | ounces |
lentils
|
|
| 3 | cups |
chicken broth
or beef broth |
|
| ¼ | cup |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | small |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
celery stalks
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
carrots
finely chopped |
|
| 2 | each |
garlic cloves
finely minced |
|
| 8 | each |
sage leaves
fresh, chopped |
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
tomato juice
diluted in a little water |
|
| 1 | x |
salt
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
cotechino sausage
(1 pound) |
* |
| 404.6 | ml/g |
lentils
|
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
chicken broth
or beef broth |
|
| 59 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | small |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
celery stalks
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
carrots
finely chopped |
|
| 2 | each |
garlic cloves
finely minced |
|
| 8 | each |
sage leaves
fresh, chopped |
*
|
| 45 | ml |
tomato juice
diluted in a little water |
|
| 1 | x |
salt
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
|
*
|
Directions
Soak the sausage in water for 2 hours.
Wash lentils, cover with water and cook 45 minutes.
Wrap the sausage in cheesecloth, pierce with a fork and cook in broth over low heat 50 minutes, skimming off any fat.
Cool, unwrap and remove casing.
Reserve broth.
In a fry pan, heat oil and sauté onion, celery, carrot, garlic and sage.
Drain lentils; add the vegetables, salt, pepper and tomato sauce.
Add 3 ladlefuls of broth from the sausage.
Slice the sausage and serve with lentils.
