Spicy Sausage Ragu With Red Peppers Recipes

SPICY SAUSAGE RAGU

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a Dutch oven over medium heat until browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in parsley and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Stir in white wine and cook until the wine has nearly evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in heavy cream, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in marinara sauce and water and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce for 1 hour.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne, and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Combine pasta and sauce; remove from heat, cover and let sit for about 2 minutes.
• Serve pasta and sauce topped with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

AM'S SPICY SAUSAGE, ONION & PEPPER RAGU

Steps:

• Boil italian sausage in seperate pot with about an inch of water and cover.
• In 2nd pot, add oil, onions and garlic and cook til onions start to be tender (about 5 mins).
• Add all peppers and sliced tomato to 2nd pot.
• When peppers are close to done (tender), add crushed tomatoes, italian seasoning, salt/pepper, sugar, red pepper flakes and parmesean to 2nd pot and heat (add more parmesean to thicken a bit if needed).
• Check sausage to see if water is reduced and start to fry sausage.
• Add wine to sausage pan (deglaze) and scrape up bits with spatula, heat a bit. (Sausage can be cut too preference).
• Add 2nd pot to sausage, heat and mix.
• Put all ingredients in casserole dish and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Serve over rice or pasta.
• **Variation: Add mushrooms or green peppers**.