Sausage Medallion Pasta –
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I’ve made this pasta a thousand instances. Again after I was twenty and twenty-two, I didn’t have a lot of a funds for entertaining however nonetheless wished to have my associates over for dinner so I nearly all the time made pasta as a result of it’s an affordable approach to feed folks. 9 out of ten instances, I made a variation of my favourite sausage medallion pasta. It’s really easy to make!
The strategy right here is straightforward: caramelize onions in butter, then pan-fry sausage slices. It’s okay if the pan begins to show brown. Free taste! Add canned fire-roasted tomatoes and a few pasta water, salt and pepper, quite a lot of herbs and parmesan, and toss with noodles for probably the most scrumptious stress-free dinner. I suppose you may use wine or hen broth as a substitute of pasta water however I don’t know what to inform you, that is how I all the time make it and it’s all the time successful.
Little identified truth about me: I am keen on sausage and I actually love slicing sausage into medallions. I really feel prefer it’s changing into a little bit of a signature transfer of mine. (I can’t, for example, eat fondue with out pan-fried sausage medallions.) I all the time have sausage packages in my freezer. They thaw shortly (I pull this package deal out within the morning and it was thawed by dinner) and sausage stays contemporary for for much longer than different meats, so I believe it’s a helpful factor to have within the kitchen. Currently I’ve been gobbling up packages and packages of Kiolbassa sausage, handmade by the Kiolbassa household because the Nineteen Forties. I used their beef smoked sausage on this specific night time and it gave the pasta a beautiful taste.
That is the right factor for newbie cooks to cook dinner as a result of sausage is totally cooked so there’s no “is the hen performed?!” drama. It undoubtedly boosted my confidence within the kitchen and nonetheless, a decade later, I cook dinner this a number of instances a month. (And but by some means, it’s by no means appeared on The Rose Desk till now!) I typically add zucchini slices when the onions are nearly caramelized. Generally I add garlic. Generally I take advantage of oregano as a substitute of basil. Generally I’ll throw in some spinach. However the sausage, tomatoes, onions, and the strategy is all the time the identical and it’s all the time scrumptious.
With out additional delay, right here is my favourite go-to pasta. I hope you’re keen on making this as a lot as I do!
Sausage Medallion Pasta
3 Tbsp Butter
1 white onion
1/2 field Pasta (penne, farfalle, Cavatappi, or one thing related)
2 sausages (I used Kiolbasa polish sausage right here)
1 can fire-roasted tomatoes
1/4 cup pasta water (hen broth or wine can also be good!)
1 Tbsp contemporary Italian Parsley
1 Tbsp contemporary basil
Parmesan
- Minimize an onion in half, minimize off the ends, and thinly slice the onion. In a big skillet, sauté onions low and sluggish in butter till properly caramelized. (Generally I’ll rush this in a pinch however I typically preserve it on low for an hour if I’ve the time!)
- Boil pasta in salted water in keeping with package deal directions.
- Whereas the pasta is boiling, slice sausages. Push the now caramelized onions to the sides of the pan, add a little bit of of olive oil to the middle (not even half a tablespoon), add sausage medallions, and switch up the top barely. Cook dinner for a couple of minutes till browned, then flip and cook dinner for a number of extra minutes.
- When sausage is browned, add a can of fire-roasted tomatoes. Dip into the pasta water with a 1/4 cup measure and add 1/4 of pasta water to the skillet. (The starch from the water will assist the sauce persist with the pasta.) Salt and pepper to style and add chopped Italian parsley, julienned basil, and parmesan.
- If wanted, add one other tablespoon or two of pasta water to the skillet to verify it’s good and sauce. Drain the pasta. Modify salt/pepper/parmesan accordingly, then flip off the top and add the cooked pasta to the skillet. Rigorously stir within the pasta. Prime with extra parmesan and a giant sprig of basil if you wish to be actually fancy.
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