Braised Pork and Lentils
Photo: flickr user Lamerie
Ingredients
500 grams boned pork belly cut into large cubes
50 grams lardo or pancetta diced
2 mediums onions roughly chopped
4 clv garlic chopped
150 grams brown or green lentils
1 handf chopped parsley leaves
Preparation
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Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C/325 degrees F/gas mark 4.
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When this is hot add the cubed pork leaving it to colour lightly.
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Brown the sausages lightly and set aside.
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Cook the onions and garlic with a couple of bay leaves and sprigs of thyme if you have them until soft and golden about 10 to 15 minutes on a moderate heat.
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Add a little more fat if needed.
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Rinse the lentils and add to the pot with the stock or water.
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Return to the oven covered and cook for about 40 minutes until the meat and lentils are tender. Remove from the oven stir and check for seasoning: it will need salt pepper and possibly a squeeze of lemon.
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For once a heavy scattering of parsley would not go amiss.
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Serves 2
Tools
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Yield:
2.0 servings
Added:
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 1:41am