Sausages With Tomato and Spinach Sauce

Name: Sausages With Tomato and Spinach Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 large fennel-flavored Italian-style link sausages, about 1 1/2 pounds total weight; 1 tablespoon corn, peanut or vegetable oil; 1 cup finely chopped onion; 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic; 1/2 pound plum tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 2 cups tomato puree; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 6 small mint leaves; 1/2 pound fresh spinach, rinsed and picked over to remove any tough stems and blemished leaves

By Pierre Franey

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(22)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

8large fennel-flavored Italian-style link sausages, about 1½ pounds total weight
1tablespoon corn, peanut or vegetable oil
1cup finely chopped onion
1teaspoon finely minced garlic
½pound plum tomatoes, cored and cut into ½-inch cubes
2cups tomato puree
½cup water
¼teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
6small mint leaves
½pound fresh spinach, rinsed and picked over to remove any tough stems and blemished leaves

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Preparation

Step 1
Using a two-pronged fork, prick sausages in several places on all sides.
Step 2
Heat oil in a heavy skillet large enough to hold sausages in one layer. Add sausages and cook, shaking skillet and turning sausages so they brown evenly, about 10 minutes. Remove sausages and pour off most of the fat from the skillet.
Step 3
Add onion and garlic and cook briefly, stirring, until onion is wilted. Add tomatoes and stir to dissolve any brown particles that cling to bottom of the skillet. Add tomato puree and water and stir to blend. Add hot pepper flakes, rosemary and mint. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Add sausages and cover closely with a heavy lid. Cook 15 minutes and add spinach. Stir to blend. Continue cooking 1 to 2 minutes, immersing spinach leaves in the sauce. Remove from heat and serve.