Beartso's Famous
Sausage & Anchovies Pasta
INGREDIENTS for 2 large servings
Meat department
Sausage, Italian mild or breakfast - 1lb
Produce department
Onion, medium or large - 1/4, diced
Mushroom, shitake/oyster/portabella - 2oz, thick sliced
Arugula - a couple of hand fulls
Garlic, minced - 2 Tbsp
Dry goods
Pasta, bowtie or pappardelle - 8oz
Canned goods
Anchovies - 2oz, coarsely chopped
Sun-dried tomatoes - 8 pieces, coarsely chopped
Condiments aisle
Olive oil, extra virgin - 1/3 cup
Spice rack
Dried basil - 2 tsp
Red pepper flakes - 1/2 tsp
18+
White wine - 1/2 cup
DIRECTIONS
Cook pasta as directed by package to al dente. Depending on the type of pasta used, cooking time may vary. It's best to start the water boiling first and throw in the pasta while making the sauce, which takes about 20 mins.
In a sauté pan, separate sausage into smaller chunks and cook until done or the edges slightly browned. Usage a strainer to separate the sausage and the the oil. Set sausage aside.
In the same pan, heat olive oil (1/3 cup) over high heat.
When the oil is hot, add diced onion and cook until golden.
Reduce heat to low, stir in anchovies (2oz), sun-dried tomatoes, red pepper flakes (1/2 tsp), minced garlic (2 Tbsp), and dried basil (2 tsp). Cook until garlic is golden.
Change heat to high. Add sausage and mushroom. Stir for 1-2 minutes until mushroom cooked. Add white wine (1/2 cup) and reduce heat to medium to cook off the alcohol and reduce the sauce (probably takes about 5 mins).
Turn off the heat once the alcohol is fully cooked off and sauce is reduced, toss in the pasta and arugula and mix everything together.
NOM NOM CHOMP!