Salt pork with lentils

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs salted pork shoulder
• 1.5 onions
• 1 cup dried lentils
• 1 carrot
• 1 bouquet garni
• water
• salt
• pepper

Preparation

• In a large pot, place the pork pieces, the whole onion (or cut in half), and cover with water. Bring to a boil, skim off the foam that forms, and let simmer for 1 hour on low heat.
• In another pot, add the lentils, diced carrots, half an onion cut into large pieces, and the bouquet garni. Season with salt and pepper, and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 25 minutes over medium heat.
  
• Once the meat has finished cooking, reserve a ladle of the cooking water and set aside. Drain the meat and onion.
• Also drain the lentils and remove the bouquet garni. Place the drained meat and lentils in a large pot, add the reserved cooking water, and mix.
  
• Cook for 25 minutes over medium/low heat.
• And there you have it, your salt pork with lentils is ready!
  

Observations

Pork: You can use several different cuts, such as pork shank.
Aromatics: You can also stud the onion with whole cloves.

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