Historical Fact:
Sylvester Dusi owned a sausage company located on York Mountain in Templeton with a partner. Sylvester was in charge of marketing and sales and drove around the county in his Cadillac delivering sausages to customers.
Ingredients:
- Salt Pork or vegetable oil
- Lentils – a one pound bag
- Red Wine – ½ cup Zinfandel
- Onions – one yellow onion, finely chopped
- Garlic – three cloves, finely chopped
- Carrots – six medium carrots, finely chopped
- Celery – six medium stalks, finely chopped
- Tomato Sauce – one 16 ounce can or two cups homemade
- Chicken broth – four cups
- Cumin – ½ teaspoon
- Fresh Whole Bayleaf
- Italian Sausage – four whole links fully cooked and sliced
Method:
- To make this delightful recipe, place a large pot on the stove:
- Add a piece of salt pork or use vegetable oil and heat the contents. When hot, add the finely chopped onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook and stir for five minutes.
- Stir in the lentils. Add four cups of chicken broth, ½ cup of red wine, and two cups of tomato sauce. Bring this to a boil and immediately turn down the heat to a simmer. Add dried cumin, the fresh bayleaf, salt and pepper.
- Add cooked sausage slices and stir. Simmer all ingredients together until the lentils are soft. Remove the Bay Leaf.
Mangia!