This week's featured recipe is pasta from Spolini's. The restaurant is located at 116-25 Metropolitan Ave. in Kew Gardens, Queens.
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Spolini's Penne Romana
Ingredients
1/2 LB penne pasta (cooked al dente)
1/2 onion (diced)
1/2 cup dry vermouth
16oz crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup parmesan
2 TBLS butter
4 sweet pork sausauges
salt
pepper
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 sprig basil (chopped)
Directions:
Remove sausage from casing
Drizzle some of olive oil on sausage and break up with hands
Heat remaining oil in sauce pan over medium heat
Once oil is hot, add onions
Saute for 2-3 minutes
Add crumbled sausage
Cook for 3-4 minutes, drain off excess fat
Add vermouth, cook off alcohol
Add tomatoes to pan and reduce sauce over low/medium heat
Once reduced (after about 7 minutes) add butter, salt and pepper to taste and parmesan
Slowly add in cream
Saute another minute plate with a chopped basil
Serves 2
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