One-pan baked sausage & lentils

Name: One-pan baked sausage & lentils
Ingredients: 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 4 eschallots/shallots (, peeled, halved, finely sliced (sub 1 large onion, Note 1); 3 garlic cloves (, finely minced); 1 tbsp cumin seeds (don't skip this!); 1 1/2 cups puy lentils / French lentils (sub green/brown lentils, Note 3); 4 small carrots (, peeled, quartered, diced into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes); 1 tsp cooking salt (kosher salt); 3/4 tsp black pepper; 3 cups chicken broth/stock (, low sodium); 8 x 85g/3oz pork sausages (Note 3)

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Total Time

1 hour

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

50 minutes

Rating

(50)

Ingredients

4 servings

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 eschallots/shallots (, peeled, halved, finely sliced (sub 1 large onion, Note 1)
3 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
1 tbsp cumin seeds (don't skip this!)
1 1/2 cups puy lentils / French lentils (sub green/brown lentils, Note 3)
4 small carrots (, peeled, quartered, diced into 8mm/ 1/3" cubes)
1 tsp cooking salt (kosher salt)
3/4 tsp black pepper
3 cups chicken broth/stock (, low sodium)
8 x 85g/3oz pork sausages (Note 3)

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Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 200°C/400°F (180°C fan).

Step 2

Cooking vessel - Use a metal roasting pan ~23 x 33 cm / 9 x 13". Fold a sheet of baking/parchment paper (large enough to cover pan) in half and cut 4 x ~10cm/4" slits (steam vents! Note 4). Else, use foil - just tear steam vents.

Step 3

Sauté aromatics - Put the pan directly on the stove (really, it's ok!) and heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add eschallots and garlic, sauté for 3 minutes until soft. Add cumin seeds and stir for 1 minute.

Step 4

Lentils & stock - Add dried lentils, carrot, salt, pepper and stock. Bring to a simmer.

Step 5

Sausages & paper - Gently place the sausages on top (don't press in). Cover with the paper, gently pressing so it "sticks" to the stock.

Step 6

Bake for 25 minutes on the middle shelf. Remove paper and bake for 20 more minutes to brown the sausages.

Step 7

Rest 5 min - Remove from the oven. Rest for 5 minutes.

Step 8

Serve the sausages with lentils. The flavour-loaded lentils are saucy so they act as the sauce for the sausages! Also pictured in post - baby spinach with Everyday Dressing.