Pasta Dorinda
- 1 lb pasta, of your choice cooked and drained
- 1 lb Italian sausage, fresh from the butcher (hot,with Caraway seeds (sliced)
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 6 plum tomatoes (diced) or 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 4 garlic cloves (pressed or minced)
- 4 basil leaves (LARGE chopped or Julienned, or three to 8 medium or small)
- 3 tablespoons sweet butter
- 34 cup chianti wine, Pinot Noir (or chicken stock) or 34 cup Chardonnay wine, depending on your tastes (or chicken stock)
- 1 (16 ounce) jar chunky marinara sauce (or 4 to 6 cups home made marinara sauce)
- 2 teaspoons cider or 2 teaspoons champagne vinegar or 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- oregano, salt, black pepper (optional ( fancy red pepper flakes( to taste.)
- Then (in a WOK or GIGANTIC skillet):.
- 3 tbs Pressed Olive oil heated GENTLY on MED.
- add diced onion, garlic AND sausage together.
- Increase heat to med.
- -high -- if you know the cooker.
- Sweat the onions and sautee the sausage at the same time.
- Turning CONSTANTLY (every two to 3 minutes).
- You want the "GOODY" to caramelize on the bottom and sides of the pan.
- NOT "BURNT OFFERINGS"!
- When the onions are soft and browned and the sausages are too, ADD Tomatoes and wine to deglaze the pan.
- Add ALL EXCEPT two tbs.
- basil and reserve the 2tbs for garnish.
- ADD Marinara sauce.
- REDUCE heat to low and simmer until 'sheen' forms on the surface.
- DO NOT SIMMER SO LONG THAT THE DICED TOMATOES become BLOBS!
- Then add vinegar and sugar.
- Add pepper flakes and coat everything well with the mixture.
- Simmer until pan starts to make it's own juices.
- THEN add the salt, pepper and oregano.
- Blend.
- Adjust seasonings.
- INCREASE HEAT and Let the sauce reduce and thicken a bit (so that it coats a spoon NICELY).
- THEN add the butter and the cooked pasta.
- COAT WELL, plate, and garnish with remaining basil and serve.
- **** In the winter months, I ADD heavy cream or half and half for 'body'.
- Serve with a perfectly chilled white/ or room temperature, aerated red wine of your choice.
- Focaccia bread and whipped butter.
- Lemon Gelato or Vanilla sorbet or Hazelnut ice cream -- either one, with petite Biscotti.
- Be DARING with your choice of pasta!
- Maybe Orechietti or Torteloni or maybe even Orzo -- it's ALL up to YOU!
- Buon Appetito!
pasta, italian sausage, onion, tomatoes, garlic, basil, sweet butter, chianti wine, home made, cider, brown sugar, oregano
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pasta-dorinda-447714 (may not work)