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Lentil stew with smoked sausage

A brown lentil stew with mustard and soured cream, topped with a little crisp sausage.

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min
Serves
4 people
  • Budget-friendly

Ingredients

4 people

Quantities adjust to the number of servings.

  • Brown lentils (dried)300 g
  • Smoked sausage80 g
  • Sunflower oil1 tsp
  • Onion1
  • Garlic2 cloves
  • Plain flour1 tbsp
  • Dijon mustard1 tsp
  • Soured cream100 g
  • Lemon½
  • Saltto taste
  • Ground black pepperto taste

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Method

  1. Rinse the lentils and cook them in 1 litre of salted water for 25–30 minutes until tender. Don't drain.

  2. Meanwhile, slice the sausage and fry it in a dry pan for 4 minutes, then lift it out.

  3. Add the oil to the sausage fat and cook the chopped onion and garlic for 4 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and stir for 1 minute.

  4. Add the lentils with their cooking liquid and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring, until thickened. Stir in the mustard, lemon juice and soured cream and serve with the sausage on top.