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Sausage rougail
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Smoked sausage rougail from Réunion Island

Authentic creole sausage and tomato stew from Réunion Island. Smoky and spicy, this recipe is sure to delight!
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Creole
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Lentils:

  • 125 g brown or green lentils (¾ cup)
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 branch of celery
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 360 ml vegetable broth (1 ½ cup, no salt added)
  • 190 ml water (¾ cup)
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • Pepper to taste

Tomato salsa, Réunion style:

  • 2 small tomatoes (150 g/5 oz)
  • 1 tbsp finely diced onion
  • ½ jalapeño
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • ⅛ tsp kaffir lime powder (or ¼ tsp grated lime zest)
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp olive oil

Sausage rougail:

  • 4 smoked sausages, about 500 g (1.1 lb) total
  • 2 onions
  • 1 branch celery
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 400 g diced tomatoes (1 can, 14 oz)
  • ½ tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • ½ small jalapeño
  • 1 tsp tomato paste
  • ¼ tsp dried thyme leaves

Cooked rice to serve

Instructions

Lentils:

  • Rinse the lentils and check over for stones.
  • Peel and chop the carrots in ½ cm (¼ inch) dice. Chop the celery to the same size. Peel and finely dice the onion.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker or medium pot. Cook the vegetables in the oil for about 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. The goal is to soften the vegetables, not to brown them too much.
  • Add the lentils, unsalted broth, and water. If using a pressure cooker, cook under pressure for 14 minutes. Make sure that the water level is at a safe level for the size of your pressure cooker. If cooking normally, cook for 30-40 minutes, until tender.
  • Once cooked, add salt and pepper.

Réunionese tomato salsa:

  • Seed and chop the tomatoes.
  • Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix.

Sausage rougail:

  • Bring a large pot of water to boil. Blanch the sausages for 5 minutes. Drain the sausages and slice into 1-cm (½-inch) thick pieces.
  • Peel and dice the onion. Dice the celery into ½ cm (¼ inch) pieces.
  • Reusing the same pot, now empty, heat 1 tbsp oil and cook the onion and celery for 5 minutes over medium heat.
  • Add the rest of the rougail ingredients, including the chopped sausage, and let simmer for 15 minutes. Cook the rice while the rougail is simmering.
  • Taste for salt.

Serve

  • Serve the sausage rougail on or alongside cooked rice, topped with the Réunionese tomato salsa, and with the beans on the side.