Penne With Corn And Hot Sausage
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup chopped onions
- 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 sweet red pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 pound penne
- 3 cups finely chopped fresh tomato pulp (about six medium ripe tomatoes)
- Kernels stripped from 4 ears of corn
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1/2 pound Italian hot sausage removed from its casing
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves
- Freshly grated Parmesan or aged Monterey Jack cheese
- Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, add the onion, green and red pepper and cook slowly until the vegetables are tender but not brown.
- At the same time bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.
- Stir the garlic into the sauce, cook a moment longer then add the tomatoes.
- Simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add the corn, salt and pepper and hot red pepper flakes.
- Continue to simmer the sauce for another five minutes or so.
- Meanwhiie, crumble the sausage in a skillet and saute it, stirring to break up the pieces, until they are lightly browned.
- Cook the penne until it is al dente, six to eight minutes.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain it well and transfer it to a warm serving dish.
- Toss with the sausage.
- Reheat the sauce, adding the butter.
- Pour over the pasta and toss.
- Sprinkle coriander on top and serve.
- Pass the grated cheese alongside.
olive oil, onions, green pepper, sweet red pepper, garlic, penne, tomato, corn, salt, hot red pepper, butter, fresh coriander leaves, aged
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3364 (may not work)