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Italian New Year's Cotechino With Lentils And Broccoli Rabe Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Italian New Year's Cotechino With Lentils And Broccoli Rabe
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  Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 3 stalk celery, halved crosswise
  • 1 lrg carrot, halved crosswise
  • 1 lrg leek, halved lenthwise and crosswise well rinsed
  • 1 x bay leaf
  • 1 sprg fresh thyme
  • 6 c. water
  • 3 c. dry lentils, rinsed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 c. chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 lb cotechino, or possibly other garlic sausage
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
  • 1/2 tsp grnd black pepper
  • 2 bn broccoli rabe, woody stems removed
  • 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 x clove garlic, finely minced
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

Directions

  1. Prepare bouquet garni: place celery, carrot, leek, bay leaf, and thyme in center of a piece of cheesecloth and tie together tightly to create a bag. In 5-qt saucepot, heat water, lentils and bouquet garni to boiling over high heat. Skim off any foam which comes to surface. Reduce heat to low and simmer lentils till tender - about 35 min. Add in salt to lentils halfway through cooking time. Drain lentils in strainer, discarding bouquet garni; set lentils aside. Meanwhile in 4-qt saucepan, heat chicken broth to boiling over high heat. With fork, pierce sausage all over. Place sausage in boiling broth.
  2. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook sausage till cooked through - about 40 min. Remove sausage from broth to cutting board; cold till easy to handle.
  3. Remove casing and slice sausage crosswise into 1/4" slices. Keep hot. Strain 1/2 c. broth into measuring; freeze leftover broth for another use. In same saucepan combine lentils and 1/2 c. broth. Stir in parsley and grnd pepper.
  4. Keep hot. In large skillet heat 1 inch water to boiling. Add in broccoli rabe and blanch 1 minute. Drain and set aside. Heat same skillet over medium heat till warm. Add in oil and garlic and cook1 minute. Add in blanched broccoli rabe and red pepper; sautee3-5 min or possibly till broccoli is tender-crisp. To serve line edge of large serving platter with broccoli rabe mix and spooon lentils into center.
  5. Place sausage over lentils and serve.
  6. NYC.