Rustic Sausage, Lentil and Swiss Chard Sauce

Name: How to cook Rustic Sausage, Lentil and Swiss Chard Sauce - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

KatieVedder

Rustic Sausage, Lentil and Swiss Chard Sauce

l love this recipe!

Ingredient

Food ration :

8 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins

1 tbsp

Italian sausage, removed from its casing

carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces

minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried

1/3 cup

lentilles du Puy or brown lentils (51/4 ounces), picked over and rinsed

swis chard, stemmed and leaves sliced 1/2 inch thick

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown sausage well, breaking up large pieces with wooden spoon, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat left in skillet.

* Step 2

Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and oregano to fat in skillet and cook over medium-high heat until vegetables are softened and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in wine, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker.

* Step 3

Stir broth, lentils, and bay leaves into slow cooker. Cover and cook until lentils are tender, 9 to 11 hours on low or 5 to 7 hours on high.

* Step 4

Gently stir in chard, cover and cook on high until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Let sauce settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon. Discard bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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