Baked-sausage spaghetti sauce
Baked-sausage spaghetti sauce

Baked-sausage spaghetti sauce

Preparation 20 minutes
Cooking time 1 hour
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 4 Italian sausages (600 g [1 1/3 lb]), sliced 2.5 cm (1 in) thick
  • 2 medium red onions, cut into petals
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
  • 250 ml (1 cup) red wine
  • 2 sprigs rosemary, in small bouquets
  • 1 796-ml (28-oz) can tomatoes
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) salt
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) hot pepper flakes
  • 454 g (1 lb) pasta, any kind
  • 45 ml (3 tbsp) butter

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
  2. Place the sausages, onions and olive oil in a 23-cm x 33-cm (9-in x 13-in) ovenproof dish. Roast for 20 minutes.
  3. Remove from the oven, add the wine and rosemary, and continue cooking for 20 minutes.
  4. Coarsely break up the tomatoes with your fingers and add them to the sausages, along with the salt and hot-pepper flakes. Return to the oven for 20 minutes.
  5. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
  6. Remove the sausages from the oven. Add the butter to the drained pasta and toss. Transfer pasta to the serving bowl and mix with sausage. Serve immediately.
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