Dinner · 60 min · german

Linseneintopf — Lentil Stew

Weeknight-friendly German cooking: Linseneintopf — Lentil Stew comes together in 60 minutes with brown lentils, smoked sausages, and not much else.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Brown lentils
• 4 Smoked sausages
• 3 Carrots
• 3 stalks Celery
• 1 Yellow onion
• 2 Potatoes
• 6 cups Chicken broth
• 2 tbsp White wine vinegar
• 2 Bay leaves

Steps

1. Rinse the lentils and simmer them in the broth with the bay leaves for 20 minutes, until just beginning to soften.
2. Add the diced carrots, celery, onion, and potatoes and simmer 20 minutes more, until everything is tender and the broth has thickened slightly.
3. Slice the sausages and brown them in a skillet for a few minutes — this adds a smoky crust that simmered sausage alone never gives. Stir them into the pot for the final 10 minutes.
4. Stir in the vinegar off the heat; lentil stew needs that bright finish the way a joke needs a punchline. Season boldly with salt and pepper.
5. Ladle into deep bowls. A spoon of mustard on the side is the Swabian way, and it works.

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