Larry's Sunday Gravy Situation
Open this recipe pageThe Sausage That Never Makes It to Dinner
Every Sunday, Larry announces that he's going to “just check the sauce.”
This involves bread. Then another piece of bread. Then a sausage somehow disappears from the pot.
By the time dinner is served, Larry has already eaten dinner. He just refuses to admit it.
Best for: Sundays, holidays and catching Larry eating directly over the stove.
Ingredients
This recipe doesn’t list a serving count, so it scales by batch.
- • 2 lbs sweet Italian sausage
- • 4 bell peppers
- • 2 large onions
- • 5 cloves garlic
- • 1 28-ounce can San Marzano-style tomatoes
- • ½ cup red wine
- • 1 teaspoon oregano
- • Fresh basil
- • Olive oil
- • Fresh Parmesan
- • Salt and freshly ground pepper
- • Crusty Italian bread
Larry's Instructions
- 1
Brown the sausage aggressively.
Heat olive oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven. Brown the sausages on every side. Remove and set aside.
- 2
Cook the vegetables.
Add sliced onions and peppers directly into the sausage drippings. Cook until softened and caramelized. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
- 3
Deglaze.
Pour in the red wine, scrape the bottom of the pot and reduce the wine by roughly half.
- 4
Make the gravy.
Crush the tomatoes by hand and add them to the pot along with oregano, salt and pepper.
- 5
Return the sausage.
Put the sausages back into the sauce and simmer gently for 45–60 minutes.
- 6
Finish.
Add torn fresh basil and Parmesan just before serving. Serve with crusty Italian bread, polenta or rigatoni.
Larry's Secret: Make it the day before. It's even better reheated.
Family Secret: Count the sausages before Larry enters the kitchen.
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