Lentils With Smoked Pork
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Ingredients
  • 2 cup lentils, rinsed and checked for stones
  • 1 smoked pork hock or ham bone, or 1/4 pound diced smoked bacon
  • 1 small yellow onion, peeled and studded with cloves
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled
  • bouquet garni (2 parsley sprigs, 2 thyme sprigs, 1 bay leaf, 2 garlic cloves, 10 black peppercorns)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • virgin sunflower oil, for drizzling
Directions
  1. Combine the lentils in a large pot with 4 cups of cold water. Add the pork hock, onion, carrot and bouquet garni. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and gently cook until the lentils are tender but still firm, about 30 minutes.
  2. Partially drain the lentils, leaving enough broth to keep them moist. Remove the pork hock, vegetables and bouquet garni. Pull the meat from the pork hock and return it to the lentils. Adjust the seasoning with the salt and pepper. Serve immediately with a drizzle of virgin sunflower oil or extra virgin olive oil.