Cotechino con Lenticchie
Cotechino con Lenticchie is a hearty slow-cooked pork served over a bed of lentils that is served at the strike of midnight on New Year's Eve. Legend has it that is brings prosperity and good fortune in the New Year. Eat your lentils for a hapy, healthy and prosperous 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.