This is one of the most typical winter dishes, Lentils with Sausage, a dish that evokes traditions and celebrations, family and friends, containing many Italian stories, in short, a must-have in the kitchen that should not be missing in any blog.
Today I present to you my version, which I would say is very simple even though the preparation time is long, about 2 hours and 30 minutes. But if you have the patience and want to enjoy lentils, this process will not disappoint you.
Try the Grandma’s recipe for lentils and let me know! Of course, if you want, there’s also the recipe for mashed potatoes, a perfect match with sausage and lentils. Don’t forget to try the Creamy Sausage and Saffron Pasta without cream, an infallible recipe!
Perfect as a dish to serve on New Year’s Eve!
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- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Autumn, Winter
- Energy 703.51 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 66.46 (g) of which sugars 3.18 (g)
- Proteins 33.60 (g)
- Fat 34.25 (g) of which saturated 2.84 (g)of which unsaturated 0.74 (g)
- Fibers 11.29 (g)
- Sodium 945.38 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Lentils with Sausage
- 7 oz Lentils
- 2 Sausages
- 1 Stock cube (vegetable)
- 1 cup White wine
- Half Onion (chopped)
- to taste Extra virgin olive oil
- to taste Salt
- to taste Black pepper
Tools for Lentils with Sausage
- Stovetop
- 1 Pot
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Glass
Preparation of Lentils
Let’s start preparing the lentils with sausage two hours before cooking it. Take a bowl, add cold water and let the lentils soak for two hours. Once this time has passed, take a non-stick pot and pour the extra virgin olive oil until it completely covers the bottom. Sauté the onion and then add the sausage pieces, drain the lentils from the water and add them to the pot, add the glass of white wine and the stock cube, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover with a lid and let cook on low heat for about 30 – 40 minutes.
Occasionally, with a wooden spoon, stir the ingredients to prevent them from sticking to the bottom. Serve the Lentils with Sausage hot, maybe accompanied by croutons or toasted bread. It’s a dish you can prepare as either an appetizer or a main course, or as tradition holds for New Year’s Eve, remember the legend that if you manage to count the lentils you eat, you will receive a lot of money? I prepare them throughout the winter because my partner really loves lentils prepared this way, and the sausage adds that extra touch, without taking anything away from the cotechino, of course.
Enjoy your meal!!!
Do you want to prepare mashed potatoes:
Accompany the Lentils with Sausage with mashed potatoes as I did and you won’t regret it!
