La Cucina Italiana - De Italiaanse Keuken - The Italian Kitchen

Another classic Italian comfort food - stewed lentils with sausages. Lentils are very Italian and found in many dishes across the boot, but they are eaten most during the holidays. On New Year's Eve it is best to eat a few spoonfuls of stewed lentils with your cotechino to ensure fortune in the coming year! But the best lentils in Italy are from the tiny mountain top village of Castelluccio di Norcia on the Marche-Umbria border. [...]

Stewed Lentils with Sausages - lenticchie in umido con salsicce
Ingredients - Serves 4

6 Tablspoons/80 ml Olive oil1 carrot small, diced1 onion small, diced 1 celery stalk, diced 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and left whole2-3 leaves of sage250 grams/a little over a cup of lentils left to soak in cold water for a few hours4 sausages200 ml or 1 cup of passed tomatoes (pomodoro passato) or pureed tomatoes2-4 cups of stock (vegetable or chicken)salt & pepperDirections

Via Mariano Pallottini