COTECHINO PIE - Traditional Italian Recipe

cotechino sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat content while still providing flavor.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo dough is lighter and can be a lower-calorie option.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Chicken broth adds flavor without alcohol.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Prepare the vegetable broth for the lentils. Rinse lentils and boil in water for about 20 minutes, then drain.

Cook the cotechino in boiling water for 10 minutes or according to package instructions. Drain and cool in cold water, then remove from packaging.

Finely chop carrot, celery, onion, and rosemary in a mixer or by hand.

Heat olive oil and butter in a pan, then add the chopped vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.

Add lentils seasoned with salt and pepper to the pan and cook for 15 minutes with some broth, adjusting for consistency.

Blend the lentils to a puree using a mixer or hand blender.

Roll out puff pastry, place lentil cream in the center, add cotechino, and cover with more cream.

Fold the pastry flaps over the cotechino and seal the ends like a candy wrapper.

Cut excess dough, roll it out, and make decorations from it.

Place decorations on the pastry, brush with a mixture of yolk and cream, and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (355°F) for 30 minutes.

Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

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