Description
This recipe is an original creation specifically for the cooking contest. I used the mild italian sausages but you could increase the heat by using the spicy type & adding more cumin. I served it with caesar salad & garlic bread. My dh just loved the sauce & wants me to make this dish again!!
Ingredients
- Italian Pork Sausage
- Butter
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Garlic Cloves
- Red Pepper
- Zucchini
- Tomato Sauce
- Salt
- White Pepper
- Cumin
- Vodka
- Half-and-half Cream
- Nutmeg
- Parmesan Cheese
- Penne
- Parsley
Instructions
- Prick sausage casings several times& cook in lightly salted, boiling water for 3 minutes
- Drain, cool& slice into rounds about 1 / 2 inch thick
- Melt butter& oil in a very large skillet
- Add sausages, onion & garlic
- Cook on medium heat until sausages are lightly browned
- Add peppers & zucchini & cook for 2 minutes
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil
- Add penne & cook, according to package directions, until al dente
- Drain well
- In the meantime, add tomato sauce, salt, pepper & cumin to the sausage mixture
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes or until sauce starts to thicken
- Add vodka & cook for another minute, stirring constantly
- Add the cream, nutmeg& parmesan
- Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly
- Add pasta to skillet
- Toss or stir well and serve sprinkled with parsley & additional parmesan