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Prep time
10 minutes
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Cook time
1 hour
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Serves
6
Author Notes
While on a workation (same work, different location) I made use of the food items I found in the pantry and the freezer of the house where I was staying. With a houseful of hearty appetites and no desire to use an oven, I came up with this easy and delicious pasta dish that tickled the taste buds with both some heat and some sweet. I was inspired by Clemente in The Godfather, who used just a touch of sugar in his pasta sauce! (In fact, we took the leftovers to the drive-in that night to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.) —Bevi
Ingredients
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1
package Italian sweet sausage (6 or 8 links), casings removed
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1 and a half
large Vidalia or sweet onions, roughly chopped
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3
long, sweet red Cubanelle peppers, chopped in 1 to 2-inch chunks
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2 large teaspoons
crushed and dried red pepper flakes
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2 teaspoons
fresh thyme
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1/3
bottle good red wine ( I used a Pinot Noir)
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2
24 oz. jars of organic marinara sauce, plain, OR, preferably, your own marinara sauce of equivalent amount
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1 1/2 teaspoons
sugar
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sea salt and ground pepper to taste
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3/4
box Angel Hair Pasta, whole wheat or regular
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lots of fresh grated parmesan or pecorino cheese
Directions
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Remove the sausage casings, and with your fingers crumble the sausage into a Dutch oven set over medium heat, stirring constantly. Saute until enough fat is released in which you can add the chopped onions.
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Add the onions and continue to saute over medium heat until the onions are translucent and just slightly colored.
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Add the Cubanelle peppers, and continue to stir so the sausage becomes brown.
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Add the crushed red pepper flakes and the thyme, and cook a few minutes more.
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Add the red wine, the marinara sauce, and some salt and pepper. Reduce the heat. After 10 minutes, add the sugar. Cover and cook for about 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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About 15 minutes prior to serving, prepare the pasta. Follow the directions on the packaging, cooking to your preference of doneness. Drain the pasta.
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Place the pasta in a large, shallow serving bowl. Add about a cup of the sauce to the pasta, fully tossing and blending. Then, either pour all the sauce over the pasta, or allow people to serve their own amount of sauce. Pass around the grated cheese.
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