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Ostrich sausages with tomato and lentils

Name: Ostrich sausages with tomato and lentils
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 15ml olive oil; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 1 small onion, sliced; 1 carrot, diced; 1 celery stick, sliced; 500g ostrich sausages; 100ml good-quality beef stock; 1 x 400g tin whole peeled tomatoes; 15ml tomato paste; 1 x 400g tin lentils, drained and rinsed; 1 red pepper, roasted, peeled and sliced into strips; 1 yellow pepper, roasted, peeled and sliced into strips; 2 bay leaves; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

July 11, 2007 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

Ostrich sausages with tomato and lentils recipe

Fun idea! Try these ostrich sausages with tomato and lentils on the braai instead of boerewors. It’s a fun twist on a South African braai-favourite.

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Ostrich sausages with tomato and lentils

Serves: 4

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

15ml olive oil
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 small onion, sliced
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stick, sliced
500g ostrich sausages
100ml good-quality beef stock
1 x 400g tin whole peeled tomatoes
15ml tomato paste
1 x 400g tin lentils, drained and rinsed
1 red pepper, roasted, peeled and sliced into strips
1 yellow pepper, roasted, peeled and sliced into strips
2 bay leaves
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and sauté the garlic, onion, carrot and celery. Allow to cook for 3 minutes then add the sausages and brown on both sides.

Add the stock, tomatoes and tomato paste, and allow to simmer over a gentle heat for 10 minutes.

Add the lentils, peppers and bay leaves, and simmer for a further 5 minutes until heated through. Season.

Serve warmed through with crusty bread.