Lentil Spätzle Pork Mix
Ingredients
- 1.25 cups lentils
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large red onion
- 1.5 lbs ground pork
- 2 cups chopped leeks
- salt and pepper
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 2 cups Spätzle*
Instructions
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Soak the lentils in cold water for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
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Then drain and rinse thoroughly. Peel and dice onion.
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Trim and wash leeks and cut into rings.
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Heat olive oil in a skillet.
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Sauté onion until transparent.
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Add the leeks and sauté until soft.
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Stir in the ground pork and cook until browned.
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Stir in the Spätzle.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste
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Remove from heat and set aside.
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Bring the stock to a boil in a pot or Dutch oven
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Add the lentils.
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Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Add the pork mixture to the lentils.
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Bring the heat up to medium. Cook for another 10 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Remove from heat and serve.
Recipe Notes
*Spätzle:
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
4 eggs
1/4 cup seltzer
Directions:
Whisk together the flour, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
Add the eggs and seltzer and knead into a dough.
Cover the bowl with a dish towel and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
Place a colander in the sink.
Use a spätzle press or colander with large holes to push the dough into the boiling water.
When the spätzle pop up to the surface, they are done.
Transfer to a colander with a slotted spoon to drain.