Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 lbs sweet Italian sausage
3 T olive oil
1 c chopped yellow onions
3 sweet red peppers, stemmed, ribs and seeds removed, cut into med. julienne.
1 c dry red wine
1 can (2 lbs, 3 oz.) Italian plum tomatoes, including liquid
1 c water
1 T dried oregano
1 T dried thyme
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
dried red pepper flakes
1 t fennel seeds
1/2 c chopped Italian parsley
6 (or more) garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
ziti or rigatoni (enough sauce for 2 lbs.)
fresh ricotta for serving
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Prick sausage links all over with fork and put in pot with 1/2 in of water. Set pot over med heat and simmer the sausages, uncovered, in the water for about 20 minutes. Eventually the pot will boil dry and the sausages will begin to fry in their own fat. Turn them occasionally and cook for another 10 minutes, or until they are well browned. Remove sausages from the pot and drain them on paper toweling.
2. Pour sausage fat out of the pot but do not wash pot. Set it over low heat, add the olive oil and onions and cook them, covered, until tender, about 25 minutes.
3. Add the peppers, raise the heat, and cook uncovered another 5 min., stirring often.
4. Add the wine, tomatoes,water, oregano and thyme and season to taste with salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for 30 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, slice the sausages into 1/2 in thick rounds. When the sauce has simmered for 30 minutes, add sausages and fenel seeds and simmer, uncovered, for another 20 minutes.
6. Add parsley and chopped garlic and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Serve over pasta with a dollop of ricotta cheese and black pepper (or the traditional parmesan cheese). |
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Notes: This takes about 1 1/2 hours from start to finish, but is well worth the effort. This dish is awesome, everyone loves it, and we can find the ingredients anywhere - even Speculator!
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