How To Cook Heritage Breed Sausages, Puy Lentils and Sweet Peppers

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  • Difficulty medium
  • Serves 2-3
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Ingredients

  • 6 x Heritage Breed Pork & Caramelised onion sausages
  • 6 rashers dry cured streaky bacon (smoked or natural)
  • 2 tbls. Chicken Schmaltz or duck fat
  • 150 g Puy lentils (rinsed in cold water then simmered until tender 25-30 minutes)
  • 1 large white onion peeled & cut in slices
  • 100 g roasted red pepper cut into strips
  • 2 carrots peeled & thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 30 ml aged sherry vinegar or balsamic
  • 1 tbsp. Tomato puree
  • 350 ml rich poultry or beef stock
  • 1 Tbls. corn flour mixed with a little cold water
  • Small handful picked parsley
  • Sea salt & Black pepper

sausages, puy lentils and sweet peppers recipe ingredients

METHOD FOR THE SAUSAGES & BACON

  1. Preheat a heavy based frying pan over medium high heat.
  2. Add a little poultry fat or oil and fry the bacon until crispy then set to one side.
  3. In the same pan-fry the sausages for 5 to 6 minutes, turning frequently on all sides until golden brown.

METHOD FOR THE LENTILS

  1. In a heavy based casserole, soften the onion, garlic and carrots in the schmaltz for 5 minutes over a medium heat.
  2. Next, add vinegar and tomato puree then reduce to a glaze before adding the stock and cooked, drained lentils, bring to a simmer and thicken with the corn flour mix.
  3. Fold through the peppers, parsley and sausages, season to taste with salt & pepper and gently simmer for final couple of minutes.

to serve

  • Serve piping hot with the crisp bacon, crusty baguette and a dollop of mustard.

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