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[Enufstuff]

@SportyShorty07

Lentils Du Puy is a traditional French dish. It is a nice hearty winter meal  along with some crusty French or Italian bread.

It is necessary to use green lentils. They hold their shape and don't get mushy when cooked.

Lentils from the Puy region of France are the best to use. I get

Sabarot brand green lentils from Puy. I find them on Amazon.

They are a little pricey, but worth it. This recipe makes six generous servings.

                            Lentils Du Puy

  16-17 oz. (2 1/2 cups lentils)          6-8 sweet Italian sausages

   2 carrots, chopped                          olive oil

   2 celery stalks, chopped                 water

   1 onion, chopped                            2  1/2 cups chicken broth

    1-2 garlic cloves, minced              (or a 16 oz. can of chicken

                                                            broth & 1/2 cup water)

   1 sprig rosemary                             1-2 bay leaves

    2 tsp. thyme                                    2 tsp. Dijon mustard

   *   First step is to soak lentils in 2 1/2 cups water for

      30 minutes.  Set aside.

   *  In a large, deep pot, brown sausages in 2 Tblsp. olive oil.

      Remove sausages from pan & set aside.

   *   If needed, add 1 tblsp. olive oil to pan and saute chopped onion, carrots and celery until soft, to make a mirepoix.

      Then add the minced garlic.

   *   Drain lentils and add to pan of vegetables.

        Add 2 1/2  cups of water  and 2 1/2 cups of chicken broth,

                                                       ( or 1 can chicken broth +

                                                                 1/2 cup water)

        (You want to use a total of 5 cups of liquid.)

    * Add sausages to pan and stir in 2 tsp. thyme, 1-2 bay

       leaves and a sprig of rosemary.

    * Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, covered,

       30-40 minutes.  (I cook 30 minutes) Remove bay leaves

       rosemary stems.

    * Add 2 tsp. Dijon mustard and serve with nice crusty bread.

                Bon Appetite!

[Glittergal]

I just bought a bunch of lentils, so I am going to try this.  Lentils are delicious and full of good nutrition.  Thank you!

[SaveTheTurtles]

Sounds good, thanks for the recipe!

[Enufstuff]

@Glittergal @SaveTheTurtles   You are very welcome. It is an easy recipe, it just takes some time to do.

[Carmie]

This recipe sounds delicious and unlike anything I have ever had before.

Thank you.  I can't wait to try it.

[PickyPicky3]

Sounds delicious. How do you pronounce Puy?

[Flatbush]

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@PickyPicky3 wrote:

Sounds delicious. How do you pronounce Puy?

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@PickyPicky3 

I think it is pronounced as pwee.

[Enufstuff]

@Flatbush   Yes, that is the correct way to pronounce Puy.

[Enufstuff]

@Carmie   You are welcome. I had never cooked lentils before this recipe.

  We enjoyed it  and even my "meat and potatoes" guy liked it.

[SportyShorty07]

@Enufstuff   Thank you so much for posting the Lentils De Puy recipe !  You did such a wonderful job writing out the ingredients and the steps to make this dish- I'm going to buy the ingredients next week and make it as a special family dinner dish and I'll tell my family that you gave me the recipe .  Thanks a billion!