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Showing posts with label tomato based. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

sausage and pepper penne


papi arrived from manila today. And i am tired of making his favorite -fetuccine Alfredo, which he insists on calling Carbonara. I made this instead, as i had left over penne from my pasta primavera [which i cooked for the focolarine, i had them as dinner guests last night]. i bought hungarian and italian sausages from the deli and used feta, provolone and fontina, instead of the usual mozarella. of course i still topped it with parmesan. i also used canned peppers as i ran out of fresh ones.

now papi can't decide which one he likes better. =P

ingredients and procedure:
saute in olive oil:
sliced onions
chopped garlic
italian sausage - peeled and broken into small pieces
hungarian sausage - sliced
bell pepper - cut into strips
1 kalamata olive - chopped so unrecognizable, papi hates olives
sundried tomatoes -cut into strips

add tomato sauce
crumbled feta cheese [ i didn't add salt anymore cause the feta was salty enough]
freshly ground black pepper

simmer, the sauce should be thick and a bit oily, never watery so please don't add water.

meanwhile, drop in strips of fontina and provolone into a bowl of steaming hot penne cooked al dente. switch off fire and pour in simmering sauce and mix until pasta is well coated. sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan. enjoy with a glass or two [or three =P] of red wine.

p.s. i didn't put in measurements as you can use as much or as little as you want of everything. =D try making this if you like peppery pasta.
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