Pasta with sausage sauce: a simple dish with intense flavor

Name: Pasta with sausage sauce: a simple dish with intense flavor
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 6.5 oz pasta (we used tortiglioni); 7 oz fresh sausage; 200 ml tomato sauce; 2 bay leaves; 40 ml red wine; 1/2 onion (small); Olive oil to taste; Black pepper to taste; Salt to taste

Main Dish

Very Easy

35 min

805 Kcal

Italian cuisine is synonymous with simplicity and authentic taste, where every ingredient tells a story of tradition and passion. This pasta dish with sausage sauce is the perfect embodiment of this: a few carefully chosen ingredients of the highest quality combine harmoniously to create an explosion of irresistible flavors and aromas. The tomato sauce, thick and velvety, is enriched with a hint of bay leaf, which adds depth to the sauce. It is blended with a good red wine, which intensifies the flavor, letting the aromatic notes of the sausage emerge. The pasta embraces every drop of this generous sauce, creating a perfect bite that tastes like home and conviviality. Follow the recipe, we explain the step-by-step process to prepare this easy Italian dish at home!

Ingredients

6.5 oz pasta (we used tortiglioni)
7 oz fresh sausage
200 ml tomato sauce
2 bay leaves
40 ml red wine
1/2 onion (small)
Olive oil to taste
Black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Materials

cutting board
2 pots
colander
knife

Preparation

Preparation25 min

Cook time10 min

Remove the casing from the sausage and crumble it.
Finely chop the onion. Fry it in olive oil a few minutes while adding the bay leaves.
Add the crumbled sausage and brown over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
Pour the wine into the pot and continue cooking until it is almost completely evaporated.
At this point add the tomato sauce and simmer for about 25 minutes on low heat. (Add a little pasta cooking water if necessary).
Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water.
Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Drain the pasta al dente and pour it directly into the pot with the sausage sauce.
Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are perfectly blended together.
Pasta with sausage sauce is ready! If you like, you can serve it with parmesan or grated pecorino cheese.

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FAQ ❓

What pasta format to use with sausage sauce?

Traditional formats are rigatoni, tortiglioni, paccheri, mezze maniche or penne. However, there are those who also prefer to use long pasta shapes such as spaghetti or tagliatelle.