Sunday, October 18, 2009

Puy Lentil and Sausage Casserole (in the rice cooker)

Yes, I’ve cracked it!
If you read the blog on Paris you will have seen the lovely dish of lentils and sausage we had in a tiny little bistro tucked away in a corner of Le Marais – half way through that meal I thought it might be worth experimenting with this in the rice cooker when we got home…
…having bought some puy lentils and Lincolnshire sausages (for an English twist) the experiment worked a trip and the meal was lovely.
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This is so simple and easy to cook in the trusty Cook Japan rice cooker…first brown the sausages on the “braise” function, put them to one side and lightly fry an onion and 2 cloves of garlic.  Then add the lentils, a pint of stock and a dash of Worcestershire sauce, put the sausages back on top and switch to the “Cook” function…
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Keep an eye on the level of liquid and add more water if it looks to be going to dry and after an hour or so you have a fabulous lentil and sausage casserole…
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Serve with a little side salad and some wonderful rustic bread and you have a great meal to sit back and enjoy on a cold evening as the nights draw in…
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4 comments:

foodlovee said...

sure looks fantastic.

Divina Pe said...

I just love this dish. I made this before with some tomato sauce added to it. My sister could really love this one.

The Chickenless Chick said...

Interesting with the "English twist"... great idea!

Unknown said...

Just after I got married, I used to make rice and steamed chicken breasts in my rice cooker nearly every night. It was fun, one-pot cooking. LOL!