Cheese Grits
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I kind of made this up last night with stuff from around the house. It turned out pretty awesome.
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 small onion, chopped.
1 carrot, chopped.
2 garlic cloves, chopped.
4 or 5 large fresh basil leaves, chopped.
4 or 5 vine ripe tomatoes, chopped (skinned first if you have that kind of patience)
Handful of fresh sliced baby bella mushrooms.
Half pound of sweet Italian sausage (not links - you can buy this stuff in packs like ground beef).
Italian Seasoning (to taste)
0.5 cups water
2 tablespoons of mascarpone cheese
pinch of salt
Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan over low heat, and then drop in the sausage, onion and carrot. Saute on low for about 6 minutes and then toss in the mushrooms and garlic and keep going for about 4 more minutes. Stir occasionally. Keep the heat low enough not to brown the onions. The sausage should brown and separate kind of like ground beef.
Drop in the chopped tomatoes and the water and the salt. Bring up the heat just high enough to simmer. Cover the pot and keep the heat low, because you're going to cook for another 10-15 minutes. The tomatoes will break down and the chunks will basically disappear, which is why it would have been nice to have skinned the tomatoes before starting.
Toss in the basil and the Italian seasoning. Keep simmering over low heat for a couple minutes. You'll know when the sauce looks like sauce.
Turn off the heat and mix in the mascarpone cheese.
You'll end up with a creamy tomato sauce with sweet sausage.
There is lots of down time wile simmering, so make sure to surf the Internet for pron or boil some pasta.
Cheers!
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 small onion, chopped.
1 carrot, chopped.
2 garlic cloves, chopped.
4 or 5 large fresh basil leaves, chopped.
4 or 5 vine ripe tomatoes, chopped (skinned first if you have that kind of patience)
Handful of fresh sliced baby bella mushrooms.
Half pound of sweet Italian sausage (not links - you can buy this stuff in packs like ground beef).
Italian Seasoning (to taste)
0.5 cups water
2 tablespoons of mascarpone cheese
pinch of salt
Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan over low heat, and then drop in the sausage, onion and carrot. Saute on low for about 6 minutes and then toss in the mushrooms and garlic and keep going for about 4 more minutes. Stir occasionally. Keep the heat low enough not to brown the onions. The sausage should brown and separate kind of like ground beef.
Drop in the chopped tomatoes and the water and the salt. Bring up the heat just high enough to simmer. Cover the pot and keep the heat low, because you're going to cook for another 10-15 minutes. The tomatoes will break down and the chunks will basically disappear, which is why it would have been nice to have skinned the tomatoes before starting.
Toss in the basil and the Italian seasoning. Keep simmering over low heat for a couple minutes. You'll know when the sauce looks like sauce.
Turn off the heat and mix in the mascarpone cheese.
You'll end up with a creamy tomato sauce with sweet sausage.
There is lots of down time wile simmering, so make sure to surf the Internet for pron or boil some pasta.
Cheers!
