- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound casarecci (or penne)
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage, de-cased
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- Olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 bouillon vegetable stock
- A pinch of saffron
- 1 sprig rosemary, finely chopped
- Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated
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- In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the onion until translucent in a few tablespoons of olive oil. Add the sausage and cook until pink has faded. Add the wine, vegetable cube (dissolved in a cup of water), salt, and pepper.
- Reduce to low and simmer for 2 hours, stirring regularly. When only a few minutes of cooking time remain, dissolve the saffron in 1/2 cup water and add to sausage mixture.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente and drain, reserving some of the cooking water.
- Add the pasta to the sausage mixture, and then mix in rosemary. Add some cooking water if it seems dry. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of Parmigiano.
Ed's Review
My mortadella has a second name, it's B-o-l-o-g-n-a. I was recently in Bologna, the home of mortadella, and I can assure that the real Mortadella Bologna has very little to do with its American namesake - bologna, (aka, baloney). (It hurts even to write that word, much less compare it to the original.)
Two very trustworthy Roman friends (a chef and a hotelier) both independently told me that I needed to eat at Osteria Santa Caterina while in Bologna. I arrived in town, dropped my bag, and made a b-line for Via Santa Caterina. First came the mortadella, hand crafted and cut prosciutto-thin. Then came the tortellini, stuffed with mortadella. Da morire, as they say, "to die for."
Naturally, I returned for dinner. Handmade pasta in a ragu di salsiccia in bianco, sausage ragu, slow-cooked for two hours. The owners kindly gave me their recipe, which I kindly pass on to you. Da morire.
Buon Appetito!
Ed Garrubbo
Good question from Norma Courrier – two hours, huh? It looks overall spettacolare. No mortadella – but sausage. Pasta bianca seems so foreign to some people – versus a traditional red sauce. But we know what winners the biancas can be. Grazie Eduardo!
I love pasta “bianca”.
Hi, Just wondering if I half the recipe does it still cook 2 hours?
Have you been to Casa Italiana recently?
Thank you
Norma
Che bonta’?
Hi Edwin
Love your recipes!!
Could you clarify….vegetable cube dissolved in cup of water…how much water?? A full cup or just enough to cover the cube?? Sorry to ask but I’m still learning how to cook 🙂
Keep up the good work…I look forward to your posting every week!
Alessandro
Toronto, Canada
recipe sounds great, but, as is often the case, it is not clear if the 2 hour simmer is done with or without a cover. Please clarify.
Cook uncovered! and per note below, dissolve in 1 cup of water. grazie
ed