Polish Sausage and Lentils

== Description ==
From my Aunt Barbara's collection. Notation on card says it came from the Cedar Oaks Plantation Recipes and is dated 1902.
* Contributed by Cat's Recipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup rinsed lentils
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 medium onions, chopped
* 3 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1 medium-sized can tomatoes
* 2 pounds Polish sausage
* 1 teaspoon sugar,
* ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper,
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon salt
== Directions ==
# Put 1 cup rinsed lentils in a large saucepan with salted water to cover.
# Bring the lentils to a boil, cover them, and cook them over low heat for about 20 minutes, or until they are tender but still hold their shape.
# Drain them and reserve the cooking liquid.
# Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a flame proof casserole.
# Stir in 2 medium onions, chopped and 3 garlic cloves, crushed, and cook the mixture until the onions are tender.
# Mix in 1 medium-sized can tomatoes, drained and chopped, and cook the mixture over moderate heat until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
# Peel the casing from 2 pounds polish sausage and cut the meat into slices about ½ inch thick.
# Toss the sausage with the tomato mixture and add the lentils, 1 teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 1 bay leaf and 1 teaspoon salt.
# Stir in a little of the lentil liquid and bake the mixture in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes.
# Add more lentil liquid if the mixture looks dry during baking.
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Category:Polish Meat Dishes
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