Potée aux Lentilles

Name: Potée aux Lentilles (Ham and Lentil Stew)
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1 onion; 1 lb (500 g) green lentils; Olive oil; 1 × 8 oz (250 g) piece smoked bacon or fatty ham; 4 smoked sausages; 1 clove garlic; 1 × 8 oz (250 g) piece smoked bacon or fatty ham; 1 bayleaf; Parsley; Thyme; 2 tomatoes; Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper

Ham and Lentil Stew

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on France

By Keith Floyd

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

1 onion
Olive oil
1 lb (500 g) green lentils

Europe
France
Dinner

Method

Fry the onion in olive oil until it is golden. Add the lentils, sausages and smoked bacon, the garlic, all the herbs and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with water and leave to simmer for about 1 hour.