Posted by Schmitty on December 28, 2009, 3:32 am, in reply to "New Year Lucky Lentils and Hot Sausages"
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--Previous Message-- : New Year Lucky Lentils and Hot Sausages : : : 2 cups French lentils : 1 quart chicken stock : 2 fresh bay leaves : 2 tablespoons EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil, : plus some for drizzling : 2 carrots, peeled and chopped : 3 to 4 small ribs celery : from heat, chopped : 1 onion, chopped : 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped : 1 can diced tomato or fire-roasted diced : tomatoes, drained or 1 large ripe tomato, : seeded and chopped : : A couple of pinches ground cloves : A pinch of cinnamon : 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes : Salt and pepper : 1/2 cup dry white wine : 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped : 2 pounds hot sausage – large spiral to roast : or links to braise : : : : Place lentils in a pot and cover with stock : and at least 1 inch of water, then add bay : leaves. Bring the lentils to a boil, reduce : heat a bit and cook at a low boil, about 40 : minutes until tender. Drain and remove bay : leaf. : About 10-15 minute before lentils finish : cooking place a skillet on stove and add : EVOO, 2 tablespoons, 2 turns of the pan, and : heat over medium-high heat. Add carrot, : celery, onions, and season with salt and : pepper. Cook 5 minutes then add garlic and : cook a couple of minutes more. Stir in : tomatoes, season with cloves, cinnamon and : red pepper flakes. Deglaze the vegetables : with white wine, stir in parsley and : lentils. Then adjust the salt and pepper. : : The sausages can be prepared in 2 ways. When : I buy a large, thin rope sausage I coat the : casing in a drizzle of EVOO and set the : sausage up on top of a rack over a baking : sheet. Preheat oven to 400 ˚F and roast : sausage 20-25 minutes until firm and cooked : through. : Link sausages can be braised in a skillet. : Fill pan with water to submerge the links by : half, about 3/4 inch. Add a drizzle of EVOO : to the skillet and place pan over heat. : Bring water up to a boil and reduce heat a : bit to medium-high. Cook water away : completely, turning occasionally, about 15 : minutes. The oil will then brown casings up, : 2 minutes. : : Serve lentils in shallow bowls topped with : sausage. : : Source is Rachael Ray : :