Baskets of Polenta with Lentils and Cotechino
by Cucina con Paolina - Ricette facili e veloci · 312K subscribers on YouTube
A traditional Italian New Year's dish: crispy polenta baskets filled with savory lentils and slices of cotechino sausage. Perfect for a festive and comforting meal.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
14 items- 200 gLenticchie (cottura rapida)quick-cooking, no soaking needed
- Celeryused to flavor lentils
- Carrotused to flavor lentils
- Shallotchopped
- Sagea few leaves
- Bay Leaves (leaves)for cooking and garnish
- 1 tbspTomato Paste
- Saltto taste
- Pepperto taste
- 1 pcsCotechinopre-cooked, follow package instructions
- 500 gAcqua (per polenta)for polenta
- 120 gFarina Per Polenta Istantaneainstant polenta
- Butterfor buttering molds
- Olive Oilfor brushing
Method
- In a pot, place lentils with cold water, celery, and carrot. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Drain lentils and reserve the broth.
- In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil and sauté chopped shallot with sage and bay leaf. Add 1 tablespoon tomato paste.
- Add the lentils, season with salt and pepper. Add a few ladles of broth and finish cooking.
- Cook the cotechino according to package instructions. Slice when warm.
- Bring 500 g of water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Turn off heat, add 120 g instant polenta flour, stir. Bring back to a boil and stir for a few moments.
- Butter the molds well. Fill with polenta, level. Brush with olive oil. Bake in static oven at 180°C for about 20 minutes.
- Unmold the polenta baskets. Serve with lentils and cotechino. Garnish with bay leaves.
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