Recipe - Gramigne With Sausage And Kale (Or Black Cabbage)

4 tablespoon Virgin olive oil
1 md Red onion; chopped, in 1/2"
dice
1 pound Italian sausage with fennel
seeds, crumbled
1 cup Basic tomato sauce (or 1 cup
commercial tomato sauce)
1 bn Kale (or black cabbage);
chopped, in 1/2" ribbons
1 pound Gramigne pasta
4 tablespoon Olio nuovo (new oil)

Bring 6 quarts water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

In a 12 inch to 14 inch saute pan, heat oil and onion over medium heat
until just softened, about five to seven minutes. Add crumbles sausage and
cook until red is gone. Drain grease from pan and add tomato sauce and
kale. Cover pan and simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta according
to package instructions until just "al dente" and drain. Remove lid from
pan and add hot pasta. Toss to mix well and serve immediately. Drizzle with
some "new oil" or best quality tableside.

Serves: 4

Recipe by: MOLTO MARIO #MB5726 Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #743 by Sue
suechef@sover.net on Aug 14, 1997