Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
150 min
Cook Time
170 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

2.00 lbs Cotechino sausage
or zampone
2.00 cups Brown lentils
rinsed
1.00 large Onion
diced
2.00 medium Carrots
diced
2.00 stalks Celery
diced
4.00 cloves Garlic
minced
2.00 tbsp Tomato paste
2.00 Bay leaves
3.00 tbsp Olive oil
1.00 to taste Salt and pepper

Instructions (7 steps)

1
Prick cotechino with fork and simmer in water for 2 hours.
120 minutes
2
Sauté onion, carrots, celery in olive oil until softened.
8 minutes
3
Add garlic and tomato paste, cook 2 minutes.
2 minutes
4
Add lentils, bay leaves, and 4 cups water.
5
Simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.
30 minutes
6
Slice cooked cotechino and serve over lentils.
7
Drizzle with olive oil and serve at midnight for luck.