Nonna’s pasta with lentils
Directions
- 1Chop up the onions and fry until soft.
- 2Add the lentils and garlic for a minute
- 3Pour in the wine and keep stirring for 2 minutes. cover with 1.5 litres of stock or water plus the crumbled stock cube(s), tomato puree and chilli powder. Season with salt and pepper and stir for 1 minute
- 4Simmer for about 45 minutes, until lentils are tender but firm to the bite.
- 5Serve with a generous grating of fresh parmesan. It will thicken as it cools.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 200 g dried green lentils
- 1 garlic clove
- 100 ml red wine
- 1 stock cube
- 1.5 litres fresh stock
- 4 tablespoons tomato purée
- 0.2 teaspoon chilli powder
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 150 g dried pasta
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- fresh chili
- burrata for topping
- olive oil
Equipment
knifecutting boardpangrater