Cotechino con Lenticchie - Italian Recipe

Cotechino con Lenticchie

🌍 Italian, Emilia-Romagna Difficulty: ●●●○○

New Year's Eve in Emilia-Romagna: a fat pork sausage served on a bed of lentils that symbolize coins and prosperity. The cotechino must simmer gently for two hours — a hard boil splits the casing. The lentils are cooked separately and dressed simply with oil.

Ingredients

• 1 cotechino sausage (pre-cooked)
• 400g lentils (Castelluccio)
• 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 celery
• Bay, sage
• Olive oil, salt

Method

1. Simmering — Simmer lentils with soffritto and herbs 30 min.
2. Warming — Warm cotechino per packet instructions.
3. Serving — Serve sliced over lentils. (Traditional New Year's dish)

Tags: cotechino sausage, lentils, onion, bay, olive oil · Source: Brittani's Almanac