Recipe: Braised lentils with Cotechino
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Lentils
- 1 Small onion
- 1 Tbl spoon tomato paste
- 2 oz. Chopped Pancetta
- 1 oz. Olive oil
- 3 Whole leaves of sage
- 1 Cotechino, (Fresh pork sausage)
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 Anchovies
- Soak lentils overnight in water. In a casserole sauté onion, anchovies and pancetta in olive oil.
- Cook till tender, add sage leaves and tomato paste. Add strained lentils and cover with water, add salt & pepper to taste.
- Cook for an hour till all water is absorbed.
- Prick cotechino with a fork all over and put in cold water.
- Bring to a boil and cook for an hour. Let cool, slice and add to braised lentils.
About Fior d'Italia:
From the beginning, Fior d'Italia has served authentic Northern Italian cuisine. Today, Chef Gianni Audieri continues that tradition. He and owner Bob Larive agree that 'real' Italian should be the focus of the restaurant's menu.
"Traditional Italian cuisine has soul," says Chef Audieri, "too much of what is being served today in 'Italian' restaurants is not authentic ... Although there is always the temptation to chase some of the new trends, we think they are only temporary and don't serve us and our long term goals and run contrary to our traditions."
The restaurant offers close to ninety items on its very extensive menu. "The Fior's" customers rate the Calamari, Gnocci, Osso Buco and Caesar Salad as the best in San Francisco. Veal and pasta dishes are also highly rated.
The restaurant makes most of the pasta it serves in house, along with all of the sauces. Essentially, almost everything served at the restaurant is prepared on site and is fresh from the Fior d'Italia kitchen.
Fior d'Italia
2237 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 986-1886
Website: www.fior.com
