Sausage & Lentils. A Popular Dish in Umbria, Italy. Plate courtesy of


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Fry gently for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are very soft. 2. Add the lentils and stir to coat in the cooking juices. Pour over the wine and allow it to evaporate. Add roughly half of the warm stock, cover and let the lentils simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.


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Adjust the heat, lowering the pace to a slow, steady simmer. Cover and continue cooking until the lentils cook through and tenderize, about 30 minutes. As the lentils simmer, turn your attention to the sausages. Cook and brown them any way you care to: on a grill, in a frying pan with a thin film of oil, or in your oven.


Sausage & Lentils. A Popular Dish in Umbria, Italy. Plate courtesy of

* Here in Umbria, lentils are eaten New Year's Eve (along with many other dishes) as the more lentils you eat on New Year's Eve the more coins (ie, greater wealth) you will have in the New Year. On New Year's, the lentil soup is cooked with zampone (pig's feet), though the farmers often used their homemade sausages if zampone not available.


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Did you know that lentils are often associated with bringing prosperity into the new year in Italy, so eating them on NYE has become a tradition?


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Sauté the aromatics: Add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic to the pressure cooker. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Sauté until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes, scraping any browned bits of sausage from the bottom of the pot into the onions. Pressure cook the lentils for 10 minutes with a natural.


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Add the lentils and pour in enough broth to just cover. Stir in the oregano and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the lentils are tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the kale and cook another 5 minutes or until the kale is tender. Serve warm with some crusty Italian bread.


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Bartolini offers them in a 500 gram (1.1 lb) package that's perfect for gift giving and can be found online from Market Hall for $6.00 per package. This past holiday I gave a good friend a package of Umbrian lentils as a part of our gift exchange. When she opened her package, she burst out laughing and soon I discovered why: she had included.


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In a Dutch oven over medium-high, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the onion, celery, carrots and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are lightly browned, about.


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Heat oil in a large skillet over med-high heat; add in onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and sage leaves; saute until the garlic and onion are fragrant, 3-4 minutes. Add in tomatoes and cook 2-3 minutes to evaporate some of the juices. Transfer the contents of the skillet to the insert of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. Stir in the lentils and broth.


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Preheat the oven to 425°F. To make the carrot top chimichurri, finely chop 3/4 cup of the tender carrot top greens and the parsley leaves together. Transfer to a small bowl and add the minced shallot, garlic, red wine vinegar, hot pepper in olive oil and a 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil. Stir to combine. Season with salt, to taste.


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1/2 pound Umbrian lentils or green lentils (1 1/4 cups) 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth. Salt and freshly ground pepper. 4 large eggs. 12 arugula leaves.


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Coarsely chop. While the tomatoes roast, bring the broth to a simmer and add the lentils. Cover and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes, until tender. Drain of any excess liquid. Warm up the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the carrots, garlic, leeks, celery, ras el-hanout, salt and pepper.


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Other recipe ideas appear on the lentil cooperative's Italian website. Brown the sausages in a pan or casserole with a little olive oil then set aside and soften onions and garlic in the sausage juices. Return the sausages to the pot/pan and add passata then season and simmer. Meanwhile, cook the lentils with enough water to cover them, along.


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Step 2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat, add the finely chopped vegetables (carrot, onion, celery stalk and garlic clove), pork cheek, and cook for 10 minutes. Add the drained lentils, sausages, a cup of vegetable broth and season to taste.


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Stir til vegetables are golden - add lentils and about 1 qt water. Simmer til lentils tender. Drizzle with olive oil when serving, if desired. Anne's version: to avoid any sort of frying (even if minimal) of olive oil, I put all ingredients in pot together (except olive oil) and simmer. Simmer til lentils tender and drizzle olive oil on the.


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When the veggies start to soften add the garlic, rosemary and tomato concentrate. Mix everything together. Let it cook for another minute and then add the lentils and cover with warm water and vegetable stock. (I used half and half). Let the soup simmer for about 20-30 minutes. Add salt to taste and then add the pasta.

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