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Mushroom-Sausage Ragù

Name: Mushroom-Sausage Ragù
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup dried morel mushrooms; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 sweet Italian sausages; 1/2 pound shiitake caps, quartered; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 thinly sliced shallots; 6 water chestnuts, sliced 1/4 inch thick; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; Chopped parsley, for garnish

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Updated on January 25, 2019

Mushroom-Sausage Ragù — Photo: © Hector Sanchez

Total Time:

30 mins

Yield:

4

Ingredients

1 cup dried morel mushrooms
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 sweet Italian sausages
1/2 pound shiitake caps, quartered
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 thinly sliced shallots
6 water chestnuts, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Chopped parsley, for garnish

Directions

Soak the morels in 1 1/2 cups of boiling water until softened. Rinse and pat dry; reserve the soaking liquid. In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the sausages, cover and cook over moderate heat until no longer pink within; slice 1/4 inch thick. Heat the remaining oil in the skillet. Add the shiitake, season with salt and pepper and cook until softened. Add the shallots and morels; cover and cook for 4 minutes. Add the water chestnuts. Pour in the morel soaking liquid. Add the sausages and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste. Season with salt and pepper. Off the heat, swirl in the butter and sprinkle with parsley. Serve over polenta.