Sausage and Lentil stew

This was ridiculously good and despite the meat content, didn't feel greasy at all. Fall perfect and worth a definite repeat. We followed this and this recipe among others but mostly for procedure since I used neither the type of lentils nor the type of sausages they recommended.

Ingredients

• Smallest packet smoked pork belly, chopped or pancetta
• 2 packets fresh and cheap sausages (high meat content), sausages cut into 1" pieces (We used salsiccia for this first attempt
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 large carrot, chopped into small pieces
• 8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 Tbsp dried rosemary 
• 300g dried green/ brown lentils, soaked ~ 30 minutes. 
• 850ml chicken stock
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 400g can diced tomatoes
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh or frozen flatleaf parsley or scallions

Method 

1. Add the chopped pork belly/ pancetta to a heated dutch oven. Once some oil is released add the sausages and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until nicely browned. Transfer the sausages out on to a plate.
2. Add the onions, carrot and garlic to the pancetta/pork belly and continue to cook for 10 minutes until the onions soften. 
3. Return the sausages to the pan and add the rosemary, lentils, stock, vinegar and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer rapidly for 5 minutes, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring every so often until the lentils are tender. 
4. Check the seasoning, scatter over the parsley or scallions.