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Baked Ziti with Tomato, Mozzarella & Sausage
Nb persons: 6
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| Ingredients | |
| Olive oil | |
| 1 large | onion, cut into small dice |
| 4-5 cloves | minced garlic |
| 1 pound | hot Italian sausage, casing removed, and crumbled |
| salt | |
| freshly ground pepper to taste | |
| 1 cup | dry red wine |
| 34-ounce can | whole plum tomatoes, with their juice |
| 2 large | tomatoes, roughly chopped |
| ¼ cup | chopped fresh oregano, or about 2 teaspoons dried |
| ½-1 teaspoon | crushed red pepper |
| 1 cup | ricotta cheese |
| 1 cup | grated pecorino |
| Parmesan cheese, alternative | |
| pinch | freshly grated nutmeg |
| 1/3 cup | chopped flat leaf parsley |
| 1 pound | ziti,, (I use penne) |
| 1 pound | mozzarella, preferably fresh, cut into small cubes |
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 425-degrees°, and bring a large pot of water to boil.
2. In a very large skillet, heat about 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
3. Add the onion and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the garlic and crumbled sausage, and sauté until the sausage begins to brown.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. If the sausage gives off a lot of fat, pour most off, but be sure to keep a bit for the flavor.
7. Add the red wine and let it boil until mostly gone.
8. Add tomatoes, with juices, and cook, uncovered, at a lively simmer until sauce thickens slightly.
9. Add oregano and red pepper as this cooks down.
10. In a large mixing bowl, mix together ricotta, about half or so the grated pecorino, the nutmeg and parsley.
11. Season with salt and pepper.
12. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente.
13. Drain well and toss it with the ricotta mixture until well-coated.
14. Add the sausage and sauce, and mix again. Add the mozzarella and toss gently.
15. Pour everything into the baking dish, and sprinkle the remaining pecorino on top.
16. Bake uncovered until golden and bubbling- I like to let some bits become magnificently darkened and crunchy.
17. This will take maybe 20-30 minutes.
18. Let sit for at least 5 minutes before serving
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