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Recipe of the month
Pappardelle with Hot Sausage Sauce
The wide, rich pappardelle noodle is perfect to catch this savory, slightly spicy sauce. If you don’t like a spicy sauce, substitute sweet sausage for the hot and equally delicious accompaniment.
Ingredients: Serves 6
6-8 hot or sweet Italian sausages
¼ cup fine-quality olive oil
¾ cup chopped onion
1 ½ cup dry white wine
2 28-ounce imported San Marzano Italian plum tomatoes, hand-crushed
6 fresh basil leaves, torn
Pinch dried oregano
1 pound pappardelle noodles
2 tablespoons freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more to taste, if desired
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Remove casing from sausages and break meat up into chunks. Set aside.
- Heal oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté for 3 minutes or until just translucent. Stir in sausage and sauté for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Drain off excess fat. Add wine and stir to combine. Raise heat and bring to a boil.
- Add tomatoes and salt. Return to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until sauce has thickened slightly. Stir in basil, oregano, and pepper. Taste and, if necessary, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- While sauce is simmering, cook the pappardelle in a large, deep pot in rapidly boiling salted water until al dente.
- Drain pappardelle. Return drained pappardelle to the pot. Over medium-high heat, stir in ½ cup sausage sauce. Using a wooden spoon, toss together for 1 minute. Remove from heat and put into a large serving plate or bowl. Spoon remaining sauce over the top. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of Pecorino cheese. Pass additional cheese, if desired.
Bon Appétit!
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