Lincolnshire Sausage and Lentil Simmer

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    40m prep time
    85m total time
    Medium level
    15 ingredients

A one-pot hearty stew to share with friends and family - you can make ahead and freeze it if you prefer. This recipe is designed to serve 6 people. If you'd like to reduce the quantities, we advise that you cook the entire dish for 6 and save any leftovers, which can be frozen.

Method

Based on 6 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large casserole or very large sauté pan with a lid. Add the pancetta and sausages and sizzle for 10 minutes, turning the sausages occasionally until nicely browned and sticky. Scoop the sausages out onto a plate.

Step 2

Add the onions, carrot and garlic to the pancetta and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes until the onions soften. Return the sausages to the pan and add the rosemary, lentils, stock, vinegar and tomatoes, then season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer rapidly for 5 minutes, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring every so often until the lentils are tender. (It can now be chilled and frozen for up to 1 month.) Check the seasoning, scatter over the parsley and serve from the pan with a green salad, dressed with a little french dressing, if you wish.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 6 servings
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 160g Cubed Pancetta, or bacon 1 x Sainsbury's Italian Cubetti Di Pancetta 200g
  • 1 Large Carrot, chopped into small pieces 1 x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose
  • 2 tbsp Rosemary, stripped and chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Rosemary 20g
  • 850ml Hot Chicken Stock 1 x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g
  • 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, White Wine 500ml
  • 1 Bag of Green Salad, to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Mixed Leaf Salad 180g
  • 2 Onions, roughly chopped 2 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
  • 400g Chopped Tomatoes 1 x Stamford Street Co. Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 400g
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 20g Flat leaf Parsley, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 300g Puy Lentils 1 x Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils 400g
  • 12 Lincolnshire Pork Sausages, or other good sausages 2 x Sainsbury's Lincolnshire British Pork Sausages, Taste the Difference x6 400g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 2 tbsp French Dressing 1 x Sainsbury's French Vinaigrette, Taste the Difference 255ml
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