Sausages With Braised Puy Lentils Recipes

SAUSAGE, ROASTED VEG & PUY LENTIL ONE-POT

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Put the sausages in a large roasting tin and grill for 8-10 mins until browning, then switch the oven on to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Remove the tin from the oven and add the vegetables and garlic, then drizzle over the oil and toss in the paprika and some seasoning.
• Roast for 30-35 mins more until the sausages and veg are mostly tender, then stir through the lentils and vinegar. Return to the oven for 5 mins until everything is heated through. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins and stir the garlic into the lentils, then season to taste, stir through the parsley and serve.

SAUSAGES WITH PUY LENTILS

Steps:

• Begin by rinsing the lentils, then place them in a saucepan with 1/34 pints (1 litre) of water (don't add any salt), bring them to simmering point and cook gently for about 30 minutes, or until the lentils are tender but not disintegrating. Then drain them and keep the cooking liquid. Meanwhile, fry the onion and garlic in the butter and 1 tablespoon of the oil in the casserole for 8-10 minutes to soften. Next, add the tinned tomatoes, sugar, thyme and bay leaf, and some salt and freshly milled black pepper, and let it all simmer gently (without a lid) until the liquid reduces and it becomes rather thick - you may need to stir it now and then and it will take about 5-7 minutes. Now heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan and brown the sausages all over in it. Then, using a draining spoon, transfer them to the tomato mixture. Add the cooked lentils and 10 fl oz (275 ml) of the liquid they were cooked in. Stir well, then continue cooking over a very gentle heat for about 30 minutes - with a lid - and, if the mixture begins to look dry, add a little more liquid. Taste and add pepper and salt, if it needs it, before serving.

SAUSAGES WITH BRAISED PUY LENTILS

Steps:

• Cook the lentils in plenty of boiling water until mostly cooked. In a deep pan, gently fry sausages in olive oil until brown and then keep warm in oven. Tip off fat/oil from dish and discard. Boil down red wine (in same pan) until about 3 tablespoons, pour into jug and set aside. Add more oil to pan, add garlic, onion, herbs and chilli and cook over medium heat until soft. Add tomato paste and cook for a minute or two. Add drained lentils, red wine reduction and stock and mix well. Cook over low heat until lentils are cooked through but still retain some bite. Add more stock if the pan is drying out. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with sausages and chopped parsely.

BRAISED LENTILS WITH GARLIC SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven. Slice onion into quarters; cut quarters crosswise into 1-inch chunks. Add onion, celery and garlic to pan; cook, stirring, until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Do not let vegetables brown (lower heat if necessary).
• Add sausage, lentils, thyme and enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer, partially covered, until lentils are tender, about 1 hour.
• Season with vinegar and additional salt and pepper. Discard thyme. Stir in the parsley. Serve warm, with mustard alongside.

SAUSAGES BRAISED WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan and brown the sausages (they do not need to be fully cooked).
• Meanwhile, finely dice the onion, celery and carrot, and finely chop the garlic.
• Remove the sausages from the pan, and add the diced vegetables, then saute over a medium heat until softened but not browned.
• Rinse the lentils, then add to the pan along with the red wine. Bring to the boil, and reduce the wine until it is syrupy, Stir in the chicken stock and sliced mushrooms, and nestle the sausages into the mixture. Place the sprig of rosemary (or thyme if you prefer it) on top.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the lentils are fully cooked.
• Discard the rosemary (or thyme), and reduce any excess liquid over a high heat - you want a syrupy sauce to remain.
• Stir in the redcurrant jelly, and season to taste.