Lentil Stew With Sausage Cajun Style Food

LENTIL AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large pot. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Add onion, celery and chopped garlic, and saute until tender and translucent. Stir in lentils, carrot, water, chicken broth and tomatoes. Season with garlic powder, parsley, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover, and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until lentils are tender.
• Stir in pasta, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until pasta is tender.

FRENCH-LENTIL AND SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown sausage, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to pan; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the lentils, stock, 3 1/2 cups water, bay leaf, 1 teaspoon rosemary, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt. Bring stew to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until lentils are just tender, about 50 minutes.
• Return sausage to the pan; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining 2 teaspoons rosemary. Season stew with salt and pepper.

LENTIL SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover the lentils with boiling water and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drain.
• In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat the olive oil and saute the onions, leeks, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, and cumin for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are translucent and tender. Add the celery and carrots and saute for another 10 minutes. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, and drained lentils, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, or until the lentils are cooked through and tender. Check the seasonings. Add the kielbasa and red wine and simmer until the kielbasa is hot. Serve drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with grated Parmesan.
• Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic, salt, and peppercorns in a 16 to 20-quart stockpot with 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Skim the surface as needed. Simmer uncovered for 4 hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander, discarding the chicken and vegetables, and chill. Discard the hardened fat, and then pack the broth in quart containers.

SAUSAGE LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the kielbasa, carrots, celery, onion and garlic in oil until vegetables are almost tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the water, potatoes, broth, lentils, salt, cumin and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and chiles; heat through.

SAUSAGE & LENTIL ONE-POT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan, cook the sausages until browned, then remove. Tip in remaining oil, onion, garlic and pepper, then cook, about 5 mins more until softened. Add lentils and sausages to the pan with the stock and wine, if using.
• Bring up to the boil, then simmer for 20 mins until lentils have softened and sausages are cooked through. Serve with plenty of crusty bread.

SLOW COOKER LENTILS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Rinse and drain lentils, but do not soak. In a slow cooker, stir together the lentils, tomatoes, broth, water, carrot, sausage, and celery.
• Cover, and cook on High for 3 hours, or Low for 6 to 7 hours. Stir well before serving.

LENTIL STEW WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a large pot on a medium heat stove burner.
• In the hot olive oil, saute the diced pancetta and Italian sausage until browned about 10 minutes. Then remove the pancetta and sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving the fat in the pan. Set the pancetta and sausage aside to add back into the pot later.
• Add the sofritto: onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 7 minutes, stirring frequently, scraping up any browned bits on the sides and bottom of the pot.
• Add the garlic, cooked pancetta and Italian sausage, lentils, chicken broth/stock, and all of the herbs.
• Add the tomatoes, zucchini, green pepper, artichoke hearts, potatoes, and 1 to 2 chunks/rinds of Parmigiano cheese.
• Bring to a boil. Once a boiling point has been reached, turn the heat down to simmer for 45 minutes or until potatoes and lentils are done, but not mushy.
• Add baby spinach and parsley. Cook for another 5 minutes until the spinach and parsley have just wilted.
• Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Garnish with shaved Parmigiano cheese and parsley sprigs.

CREOLE LENTIL SOUP WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a 4 to 5 quart Dutch oven or stock pot, heat the butter and olive oil until melted and shimmering.
• Add the chopped vegetables and saute until soft (5-8 minutes). Add the minced garlic and continue sauteing until fragrant.
• Scoot the vegetables to one side of the pan, and add the sausage to the cleared area. Stir the sausage pieces in place until the edges are golden (3 to 4 minutes). Mix into the vegetables.
• Scoot the sausage/vegetables to the side once again, and add a glug of oil to the cleared side. Add the tomato paste, seasonings, and a big pinch of salt to the oil, and stir to create a fragrant paste. Stir into the vegetables.
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and mix well. The vegetables will be thick and pasty. Add a splash of broth to loosen things up. Stir for several minutes, to cook the "raw" out of the flour.
• If there is flour paste stuck to the bottom of the pot, use broth or a splash of white wine to deglaze the pan (white wine is very effective, but optional).
• Add the remaining broth, tomato sauce, tomatoes, and lentils, and bring the soup to a light boil. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover partially with a lid, and let the soup cook for 40 minutes. Check occasionally, stirring well through. If too thick, add a small amount of water, and continue cooking.
• When the lentils are cooked through (they should be plump and al dente but tender), turn off the heat and stir in the spinach. Taste, and add more kosher salt if needed.

CAJUN LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in oil until tender.
• Add water and bay leaf; bring to a boil.
• Stir in lentils and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, breaking them up; add wine, tomato paste, sugar, basil, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Bring stew to a boil; then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes; add zucchini and simmer 15 minutes more.
• Discard bay leaf before serving.
• Serve over grilled slices of polenta or steamed brown rice, if desired.

LENTIL STEW WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a 6 to 8 quart pot of Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Saute onions, garlic and carrots until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add sausage, lentils, broth, sage, thyme, pepper and salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until lentils are barely tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in kale or spinach.
• Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Ladle soup into soup bowls.

SAUSAGE AND LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a stove proof casserole dish or a medium sized saucepan and fry the sausages for about 8 minutes turning frequently so they don't burn. Transfer to a plate.
• Add another tablespoon of oil and gently fry the onion and pepper for about 5 minutes until softened.
• Add the can of tomatoes, tomato paste, lentils, stock, wine, herbs and chillies. Stir well. Cover the pan and simmer for about 30 minutes until the lentils are tender. Season to taste.
• Whilst the lentils are simmering away cut the sausages in half.
• Once the lentils are ready stir in the sausages.
• Serve with green vegetables like broccoli or some rustic bread.

LENTIL SOUP WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Combine both stocks and lentils in large pot over high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat medium skillet over medium heat. Add fennel; sauté until seeds are light golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove seeds from skillet.
• Heat oil in same skillet over medium heat. Add celery, carrot and onion; sauté until onion is translucent and celery and carrot are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add toasted fennel seeds, sautéed vegetables, sausage, thyme and Creole seasoning to soup. Cover and simmer until lentils are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring occasionally.)

LENTIL STEW WITH SAUSAGE CAJUN STYLE

Steps:

• Directions Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and curry powder and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant. Add the broth, bay leaf, and lentils and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the potatoes, cover, and cook until the potatoes and lentils are tender but not mushy, about 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, place the kielbasa in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brown on both sides. Set aside and keep warm. When the stew is cooked, stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice, arugula, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Divide the stew among bowls and top each with the kielbasa and Feta.