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Lentil and Garlic-Sausage Soup

The inspiration for Fundaro's garlicky lentil soup is the traditional cotechino pork sausage from the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, where it's cooked slowly until moist and almost sticky, then served over creamy lentils. Fundaro's recipe skews pan-European, with French lentils, Manchego cheese and any really good garlic sausage.

  • ACTIVE: 20 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 50 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 6
  • Make-Ahead
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Recipe

Ingredients

  1. 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  2. 3/4 pound garlic sausage, cut into 1-inch cubes
  3. 3 large carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
  4. 3 garlic cloves, minced
  5. 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
  6. 1 medium fennel bulb, cut into 1/2-inch dice
  7. 1 bay leaf
  8. 1 cup dry white wine
  9. 3 cups French green lentils (1 pound plus 5 ounces)
  10. 2 quarts chicken broth
  11. 1 quart water
  12. 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
  13. Salt and freshly ground pepper
  14. 2 1/2 ounces Manchego cheese, shredded (3/4 cup)

Directions

  1. Heat the 1/4 cup of olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the sausage and cook over moderately low heat until it starts to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the carrots, garlic, onion, fennel and bay leaf and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and boil over moderately high heat until the pan is almost dry, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lentils, broth and water and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender, 1 hour. Discard the bay leaf.
  2. Stir the rosemary into the soup and season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with cheese, then drizzle with olive oil and serve.

Wine

In 2003, months of warm days and cool nights in Paso Robles led to terrific reds like the ebullient, cherry-berry 2003 Wild Horse Paso Robles Merlot and the darker 2003 J. Lohr Estates Los Osos Paso Robles Merlot, with tobacco notes and firm tannins. Either would match well with this garlicky, robust soup.

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This is an amazing recipe, I have used other types of sausages as well and fennel seed when I did not have fennel. My kids love it. I have even substituted parmesan for the manchego.

Posted by: kgadman on November 16, 2008

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this is excellent and even better the next day! perfect served with crusty bread and a green salad

Posted by: STORMYGIRL on January 31, 2008

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