Easy Lentil & Sausage Stew

[@EsterGarner-l3o]

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YOU have contributed more to humanity than mostly all of our politicians. This is because they are net negatives.

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[@meatpockets]

This isn’t a masterclass in cooking, it’s a legendaryclass.

[@j.nelson2474]

His experience and technique is so densely packed into these wonderful short videos. I find I have to watch them over and over to follow along and never tire of it.

[@morrismonet3554]

Many years ago, my mother made it with hotdogs instead of sausage, and onions instead of leeks, since she was feeding 5 of us on just my father's salary.

[@RalphAnthonyCBasco]

I bet it tasted good nonetheless.

[@pfranks75]

Red lentils are my favorite type of lentil. They cook up very quickly, 10-15 mins.

[@joanbelmont5450]

I bet it was delicious!

[@kRazyyyyyyy]

Hotdogs and onions are even more yummy if u ask me. I love rice with hotdogs and onions - lovely and fast dish.

[@jemjo2025]

As soon as I read this I thought "Imma using hotdogs!"

[@rwilso1951]

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[@Lacrimosus2012]

I'll be pleased to make 90 alive. Yet here's Jacques, not only alive, but working, making content for charitable means at 89.

[@oneball1926]

Dude is a legend!

[@JasonDappert-f9v]

If I'm not mistaken, Chef Pepin is one of few fully accredited and bonafide Master Chef's. ❤

[@mervinprone]

He’s the best

[@YD-uq5fi]

Jacques still doing it at the age of 89! He will be 90 on Dec 18, 2025.

[@douglas2632]

I learned my knife skills from this great man on tv. He inspired my to cook professionally many years ago.

[@matteverhart8200]

Made this tonight. I didn’t have a leek so I just threw a whole onion in there, and used chorizo instead of Italian sausage. They didn’t hold together in balls, but the flavor is still great. I also added in some red pepper flakes for more heat. The stew is so rich, hearty, and savory with such simple ingredients. To me, THIS is what French cuisine is all about.

[@Arkansya]

lentil and sausage as he made it is a staple of grandma cuisine in france :)

[@joanbelmont5450]

With Chorizo is the Spanish way and so delicious! 🤤

[@Boilerking76123]

Forgot I had lentils till he made this video

[@halbronco7690]

make his chicken persillade but then throw in some chopped up habanero peppers a few minutes before the garlic and enjoy

[@bertroost1675]

I use ground turkey, rolled them into balls and then coated them with chili powder and creole seasoning. Very tasty.

[@fabriziodifazio8439]

I fondly remember watching Chef Jacques as a child with my mother. I love that he's still going strong.

[@troyallen5806]

I love that he is still doing it. That is real passion. Love this man.

[@stephenhegedus6930]

I cooked this using Calabrese sausage my local market makes and the stew was a home run. I added kale to the stew in the last 10 minutes of cooking because I had some. Very delicious and will definitely be making this again.

[@stitcha123]

The mighty and brilliant Jacques Pepin. Makes cooking fun again.

[@johnhamburger8811]

Lentil and sausage - always a great combo.

[@masons9541]

I came up with some kind of lentil and sausage with rice or barley stew/pilaf sort of dish years ago when I just wanted to use up a bunch of ingredients that were going to go bad if not used immediately. I just throw in whatever else is on hand like carrots, green beans, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, sweet potato... anyway you get the point. The star is the sausage and lentil, somehow I blindly stumbled upon this great combo and have enjoyed many variations of this kind of stew over the years. Not many people where I live eat lentils so they are always surprised how good this dish is when I make it for them.

[@julienprevost5409]

Personne n’epeluche une carotte comme Jacques Pépin

[@dudescancookshow]

I love him so much, my hero and I would love to cook one time for him maybe some Croatian bean stew or some fish with our traditional Dalmatian chard with potatoes

[@FrancisGalton117]

I love lentils and this dish looks delicious! I’ll definitely try it. Bravo, Chef!

[@gcvrsa]

Lentils are one of the best easy meals to make. They are delicious and nutritious, and cook quickly. A good lentil soup is satisfying even without any meat in it, but even better with, of course.

[@Boilerking76123]

Clean out your fridge and pantry for lentil soup

[@Jens9807]

What lentils is he using for this recipe?

[@susanb5058]

@@Jens9807I believe they are just the common brown lentils.

[@jessedardengo5959]

I made this for dinner tonight, delicious! The vegetables reminded me of my Nonna’s minestrone, but the sausage and lentils made it even heartier.

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

Wonderful! Sounds like a perfect start to the New Year. -CC from JPF

[@Goofienewfy]

Made this but added some coriander chutney. Lovely meal

[@Morningdovecamp]

Wow! Fantastic!! Thank you for demonstrating 👍🏻👏🇺🇸

[@JamesBrown-i2e]

That looks like such an enjoyable stew for these cold days of winter. Thanks Jacques!

[@davidbriggs5778]

Jacques, I prepared this for the family last evening. Everyone loved it. The only change I made was to add celery to the vegetable mix. This is a great winter meal - just add good crusty bread and a salad as you recommended. Thank you

[@robert_nyc]

Watching from Puerto Vallarta! 🎉 thank you sir ! Yummy 😋

[@pb6536]

God bless you, Chef. You continue to be an inspiration to millions of us on a daily basis. Thank you for passing on your knowledge in such a humble manner.

[@ChuckD1401]

I’ve watched and tried a lot of his recipes…super simple and extremely good!

[@kemouse]

More wizardry made simple by the master! I'm learning from him as we all are. Thank you sir!

[@fabricetremblay9023]

Merci Chef !!!

[@texasbluebonnet4303]

I will definitely make this recipe. It. may be just as tasty as the lentils with beef bone broth, barley, kale, and mushroom soup that I devoured at a cafe in an arts museum.

[@AngelRivera-ed5cy]

I saw this last night, and made it tonight for dinner. Used sweet sausage cause of wife, and added garlic&herb goat cheese. Two huge bowls of this. Tomorrow? Onion sandwich.

[@MariaLacsamana-ik3in]

I try my best to cook n follow some of your recipes im not sure if they're as yummy as yours but it's edible thanks chef jp 😮😮😮😮😅😅😅

[@jamesj9744]

I first had this combination in Pamplona after walking the first four or so days of the Camino de Santiago. I've been making a poor knockoff for years since then. I think I'll try this recipe soon!

[@0necrazywhiteboy30]

Funny I came across this, because I had just made a Beef & Lentil soup. Almost the same components except no leek. I might actually try this recipe. Looks great

[@joshanderson3716]

Its cold this year, and this will warm us up.

[@bristolfashion4421]

Geezer is a complete gem. I could eat all his dishes that look so tasty and so straightforward to cook. Of course, it helps to have that fabulous accent…!

[@mikej6544]

U fool

[@didiervacher4031]

MERCI CHEF !!!! Quel plaisir de vous voir cuisiner depuis la France un plat de lentilles. Etant Lyonnais ( et fier de l'être ) les lentilles sont pour moi comme le caviar et je pense que vous la savez.😁😁😁 ENCORE UNE FOIS UN GRAND MERCI !!!

[@elsiebert2273]

Such a great winter meal! Thank for sharing, Jaques Pepin!😊

[@joechilango]

MERGUEZ is what this must be retried with, will sure do. 😍

[@jemjo2025]

Made this tonight - delicious and so easy.

[@nickvoutos6089]

Thank you again. My life is better from your generous sole.

[@jamesthelemonademaker]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen🥹

[@carolO22]

Excellent recipe ❤️ I will be making it this week 😋

[@davidbriggs5778]

Jacques - you were and still are the best chef.

[@g_e_o_m9369]

Very nice, I do a similar one with Speck taking the place of the sausage and adding red wine as part of my cooking liquid. Celery is added and regular onion takes the place of leek. Thank you chef.

[@GregoryWJones]

As it’s getting cold in NY now, just watching this video warms me up. Going to make this hearty dish. Thanks as always Chef.

[@zoltankaparthy9095]

Jacques, mon vieux, to watch you is to be reminded of the nobility of France. Chapeau!

[@readyplayer2]

Love your simple recipes. I'll be cooking this soon. For someone new to cooking with leeks, you'll want to trim off the very dark green stalk and discard or compost it, and then halve the rest of the leek lengthwise most of the way to the root. Splay the leaves apart and rinse very thoroughly before slicing. Leeks almost always trap dirt and sand between the leaves as they grow and you'll be very sad if you end up with a gritty stew!

[@adrianwebster6923]

The dark green part is edible too. not everyone likes them, but its worth trying, if they can always be used for stock.

[@tessalister1226]

You are correcting a Master Chef.

[@juliamacauley7062]

This looks great . We love Puy lentils but they can be hard to find . But to be fair I’ve never had a lentil I didn’t like !

[@Boilerking76123]

In two weeks Jacque will have a leftover half a leek recipe, and quarter cup of tomatoes. Don't forget the three mushrooms in the fridge

[@billchestnut6519]

and make another incredible dish with them

[@ronlevymusic]

I made it. And I love it. Thank you Jacques! ❤

[@austin2842]

I've made this twice now. It's very good.

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

Amazing! Glad to hear this is making it onto your rotation. Happy New Year! -CC from JPF

[@DabziFraxili]

Looks wonderful. I will make this. 🤌🤌

[@BillSikes.]

Merci Jaques, c'est impeccable 😋

[@stevelogan5475]

1 word "PERFECTION" sometimes the simple recipes are the hardest to per'fect, not for Jacque though.

[@lindagross3388]

Thank you for your recipe, and your dedication to teaching and helping others!

[@Billyjoe_Patriot]

I do it with potatoes also and no tomates but Dijon mustard at the end and parsley.

[@robertlamontagne5370]

That looks like a great winner from a great chef!!🍛

[@1100L-u6s]

Looks delicious

[@danm2419]

Looks wonderful, Chef. Thank you very much. I love watching you cook. You are the rockstar of Chef's. Happy Holidays!

[@jasonbink5276]

lentil soup with fresh ham is one of my favorites. I’ve also made it with turkey necks. I’ll have to try with Italian sausage. No tomato for me.

[@cindycampany2402]

Yum. My family has a meat market in NNY state and makes their own smoked sausage. I think I would try the recipe with the sausage they sent me for Christmas. Thank you so much!

[@johnryle6917]

Wow looks great

[@running2standstill685]

Love them all bean type stew. From cowboy beans, caldo gallego and our version of lentils here in the philippines we call munggo, mung bean. Ever since we first got cable here in the 90s my mom introduced me to Chef Pepin, saying what a great chef he is.

[@abchappell01]

That looks so tasty😊

[@JacksonCA2]

I don’t see a link to his foundation but I’ll find it online in the morning!

[@cliffpanisi-y9e]

yummy master chef Jacques pepin

[@Joe-l7p8k]

Yummy

[@jamesrichardson1326]

Nice one Chef.

[@guguigugu]

i make something like this often. i prefer it a little more soupy.

[@yodude9624]

I make lentils with bacon. Its really good.

[@hiyelow2999]

Right on time!!!... Canard l'orange con fi

[@WarPhotographer1974]

That’s good stuff. I make mine with the same hot Italian sausage but I like to add bacon.

[@DonnaGuarino-h8k]

So delicious Chef 😋😋

[@pskully57]

I’m going to do something like this with chorizo.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

I like to add some cubed potatoes too.

[@opwave79]

Great recipe which I bet I can adapt to other beans and legumes. I have mung beans on hand that I bet would make a delicious substitute.

[@johnbuter3624]

Effortless cooking 👌

[@davethescientist]

Another banger ❤‍🔥

[@doctormister169]

This is quite similar to a dish I ate in Lyon with a nice quality sausage on top of lentils. I assume this dish is one Jacques brought from back when he was a kid but I’d be curious what he’d say since they’re ‘traditionally’ with Lentilles vertes du Puy :)

[@moin6077]

Good job. What I'd do is Oil. Cumin, black mustard seeds, let them crackle. Add some onions tomatoes, turmeric, chilly powder, coriander powder, garlic, and cook till it softens. Then add the sausages, lentils, salt, water, and some garam masala optionally. Cook for 30-40 mins covered or for 3 whistles in a pressure cooker. Serve. I'm Indian. We're experts in lentils.

[@stevelogan5475]

Folks, was & rinse your leeks several times as they can have gritty sand in them if no one mentioned that & I sometimes like to add white or jasmine rice to this stew.

[@QueenB-bm6ol]

Yes, and he should also wash his hands after handling raw sausage.

[@krandlez]

And you should tell your mum you love her

[@RH-sb5co]

For ease of time and preparation, make a batch of potato/leek soup at the same time. Either one is better the next day, and you can add to the potato/leek soup. ie ham, bacon, cheese, veggies.

[@ouderland]

Wow!

[@maui_wowie_]

It's still winter and I love lentil soup - will try this soon

[@philrobbins2791]

Please tell us what pot does Chef Jacques use in this video (Easy Lentil & Sausage Stew) and the majority of his Cooking at Home series? I really like the size and shape of that pot!

[@Ingrid-b5z]

Mum always add potatoes to it

[@erikasdarodalykus]

good struggle meal

[@gemellodipriapo]

My wife tells me that Italian sausage is the best!

[@Xavi7192]

Bien le bonjour depuis votre pays d'origine, quel est l'ingrédient en conserve ? Tomate ? Merci 😊

[@lisabolo4359]

I would put some sour cream on top of that, but that's just me! 😉

[@j.d.6915]

Mmmmm.

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[@ParkerPlaza]

Very nice but I would totally break up the sausage. Any thoughts?

[@ericlemon9232]

How about stock instead of water?

[@LarryDanaDavid]

2.5 cups

[@YD-uq5fi]

I am surprised that celery was not used.

[@hiyelow2999]

Sure....

[@Erik-n8l4b]

Very nice person, a role model. But please grow a gaul moustache, that would hit the spot.

[@ElaineMaisner]

Jacques, how do you clean your leeks?