Italian Sausage and Tomato Sauce
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 11:53pm

Ingredients




1 1/4 pounds mild or hot fresh Italian sausage, cut into ¾" pieces
1 lrg onion, thinly sliced
3 lrg garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes, peeled, coarsely chopped
 cup marsala wine
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

1 1. In a wide-bottomed pan or skillet with high sides over medium heat, brown sausage for about 5 minutes. 2 2. Push sausage to side of pan. Add onions and garlic; sauteein sausage fat about 2 minutes. Pour off all but a thin film of fat. 3 3. Add tomatoes and Marsala to pan. If using dried basil, add it now. Cook over medium heat until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 to 10 minutes. 4 4. Stir in fresh basil or parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if necessary. Use immediately or cool to room temperature and refrigerate or freeze (see Timesaver Tip). 5 5. To serve: Cook 8 ounces ziti or rigatoni, following package directions. 6 Drain. Serve sauce over pasta. Top each serving with a spoonful of ricotta cheese. 7 Makes 4 cups. 8 * Timesaver Tip: Sauce can be made up to 2 days ahead, covered and refrigerated, or it can be frozen. To freeze, spoon into a freezer container, cover, label, and freeze at 0F up to 1 month. To serve, defrost sauce 15 to 20 minutes in microwave oven on Defrost setting, or thaw in refrigerator 8 to 24 hours. Gently warm sauce in saucepan or in a microwave oven on 50%% power until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir sauce several times during 
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EuropeanMediterraneanItalian 


Yield:




4.0 servings





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    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 11:53pm  


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