Cotechino con Lenticchie
Cotechino con Lenticchie, a hearty pork slow cooked and served over a bed of lentils is a holiday tradition. It's served at the strike of midnight on New Year's eve, and is said to bring prosperity and good fortune in the New Year.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Puncture the cotechino so the skin won't split when it cooks. Place the cotechino and lentils in a large bowl and cover with water and leave everything to soak overnight.
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Next day, drain the lentils, and place in a pan with a cup of water, a drizzling of olive oil, the bay leaves and the whole onion and season with salt. Leave to simmer, adding a little more water if necessary.
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Meanwhile, wrap the cotechino in greaseproof paper and place in a pan of water, simmering for half an hour or so.
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Remove cotechino from pan, and add to the lentils and cook for a further hour or until lentils and cotechino are fully cooked.
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Drain the cotechino, peel and cut into slices. Check seasoning of lentils, and stir in parsley. Serve the slices of cotechino with a generous portion of lentils.