PENNE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND CREAM SAUCE
This recipe
is very special to my heart, because my father and I make our own Italian
sausage. When I think back to the first time we made sausage, I smile, and
remember how we fried sausage after sausage doing taste tests. We altered the
seasonings after every bite, and finally, we made the sausage our own. It is
delicious! When my father and I come together for an afternoon to make Italian
sausage, it is always filled with laughter, and good memories. I treasure the
times we spend together.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium
onion, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 pounds spicy Italian
sausage (Buy Italian Sausage w/ Hot, Red Peppers, Caraway Seeds, Coriander, Fennel Seeds, etc.)
1 cup dry white wine
1 14 1/2-ounce can diced
peeled tomatoes with juices
1 cup whipping cream
8 tablespoons chopped
Italian parsley
1 pound penne pasta
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
PREPARATION:
Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high
heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until golden brown and tender, about 7
minutes.
Add sausage and sauté until golden brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Drain any excess drippings from skillet. Add wine to skillet and simmer for about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and simmer 3 minutes. Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
Stir in 8 tablespoons parsley.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. (Sauce can be prepared 1
day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm
to bite. Drain pasta; transfer to large bowl.
Bring sauce to simmer. Pour sauce over pasta. Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to
coat. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley.
6 Servings
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| My Father making Italian Sausage |
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| Italain Sausage 8/22/12 |
