Orecchiette with Roasted Fennel and Sausage

Name: Orecchiette with Roasted Fennel and Sausage
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon capers, rinsed and drained; 2 smalls bulbs fennel, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley; 2 cloves garlic, minced or smashed; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 8 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 591 milliliters ounces orecchiette pasta; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan; 113 grams spicy Italian sausage link, casing removed; 2 Tbsps white wine, such as pinot grigio

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Orecchiette with Roasted Fennel and Sausage If you have parmesan, kosher salt, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sausage you could follow this main course with the Spooky spider cakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

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Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Spray a small baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray.

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Vegetable Oil Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Toss the fennel, oil, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Arrange the fennel in a single layer on the baking sheet. Roast until golden and tender, about 30 minutes. Set aside to cool.

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Salt And Pepper

Fennel

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

For the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

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Pasta

Water

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Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain and reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water.

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Water

Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the sausage and break into 1/2-inch pieces using a wooden spoon. Cook until golden and cooked through, about 6 minutes.

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Sausage

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Add the onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Add the garlic and wine and scrape up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until all of the wine has evaporated, about 1 minute.

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Garlic