RAGU DI SALSICCE E FUNGHI PORCINI (SAUSAGE AND WILD MUSHROOM SAUCE)

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Ragu di Salsicce e Funghi Porcini (Sausage and wild mushroom sauce) image

Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 or 5 sweet Italian sausages, preferably fennel-flavored
1/2 clove garlic, peeled
1 small- or 1/2 medium-size yellow onion
1 rib celery
1/2 medium-size carrot
1 ounce dried funghi porcini mushrooms
1 28-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes
1 sprig fresh rosemary, or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • In a wide skillet over medium heat, warm olive oil. Gently saute sausages until thoroughly cooked and browned. Remove sausages and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, chop together garlic, onion, celery and carrot to make a battuto. When sausages are done, add battuto to the pan and saute gently until vegetables are soft.
  • While vegetables are cooking, place mushrooms in a bowl and add hot water to cover. Set aside to soak for at least 20 minutes.
  • Drain tomatoes, reserving juice. Add tomatoes to vegetables in saucepan; raise heat and cook rapidly, breaking up tomatoes with a fork. Add rosemary or thyme, turn down heat and cook gently 20 to 30 minutes, until tomato sauce thickens. If necessary, add a little reserved juice to keep sauce from sticking.
  • Remove mushrooms from the bowl, but do not discard the soaking water. Rinse mushrooms under running water from tap; chop coarsely and add to tomato sauce. Strain the soaking water through a fine-mesh sieve or a paper coffee filter directly into the sauce. Mix well. Taste sauce and add salt, if necessary, and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
  • Slice sausages into 1/2-inch slices and add to the sauce, mixing well. Just before serving, remove rosemary sprig, if used. Serve over hot polenta mush or toasted or sauteed polenta slices.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 392, UnsaturatedFat 21 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 637 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams

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