Sausage Sauce for Pasta

Name: Sausage Sauce for Pasta
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausages; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 1/4 cup leftover walnut sauce from braised endives (see recipe) or 1/4 cup beef gravy, or strong brown stock; 1/2 cup dry white wine; Pepper and salt to taste

By Robert Farrar Capon

Total Time: About 30 minutes
Rating: 4(23)
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Ingredients

½pound sweet Italian sausages
1small onion, chopped
2tablespoons butter
½cup tomato sauce
¼cup leftover walnut sauce from braised endives (see recipe) or ¼ cup beef gravy, or strong brown stock
½cup dry white wine
Pepper and salt to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Parboil the sausages in water to cover for 5 minutes. Skin immediately and cut into bite-size pieces.
Step 2
Saute the onion in the butter over medium heat until it is soft and golden. Add the sausage pieces and saute for 3 to 5 minutes longer. Add the remaining liquids and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is well reduced and slightly thickened.
Step 3
Add pepper and salt to taste and serve over hot, drained pasta with grated Parmesan cheese. Makes 4 portions.