Italian Sausage Spaghetti
There’s no special formula or hours of simmering. You just cook some chopped onions and garlic, brown some Italian sausage, and add some puréed canned tomatoes. This spaghetti recipe is light on the sauce, which is more typical of how spaghetti is actually served in Italy. Feel free to vary the amount of sausage for the sauce. I use anywhere from 1/2 pound to a full pound of Italian sweet sausage. I you like it spicy; you can add chili flakes later.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 1/2 to 2 cups)
2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
8 ounces Italian sweet sausage
1 (28-ounce) can of Cento certified San Marzano tomatoes (Puree by pulsing in a blender. Do not blend)
1 pound spaghetti
Sea salt (Add to your liking)
Directions
Heat a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet on medium or medium heat.
Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and cook 1 minute more
While the onions are cooking, put a large pot of salted water on to boil for the pasta (4 quarts water with 2 tablespoons salt).
Remove the cooked onion and garlic from the pan and set aside.
Remove the sausage meat from the casings (if your sausage is in links) and add to the pan, breaking up the meat with your fingers as you add it to the pan.
Cook on medium heat until just lightly browned.
Add crushed or puréed San Marzano tomatoes to the skillet with the sausage meat.
Add the cooked onions and garlic.
Heat to a bare simmer.
Once the pasta water has come to a rolling boil, add the spaghetti.
Allow the water to return to a rolling boil.
Cook, uncovered, with a vigorous boil, for as long as the directions on the pasta package say, usually about 10 to 12 minutes.
When pasta is al dente (cooked but still a little firm), remove the pot from the heat.
Drain the pasta and place it in a serving bowl.
Add the sauce to the pasta and stir.
Use tongs to add spaghetti to your plate. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
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Italian Sausage Spaghetti