Duracell Benny ⚡

I made this awesome sausage and white wine ragu last night. No photos, but it was amazing. A bit like bolognese, but with sausage meat. I added some sage during the cooking process which gave this massive herbal hit 😙👌

Sardinian Gnocchi with Slow-Cooked Sausage Ragu - Malloreddus alla Campidanese #cooking #cookingWithBenny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXNHssGxPuw

Sardinian Gnocchi with Slow-Cooked Sausage Ragu - Malloreddus alla Campidanese

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Show threadDuracell Benny ⚡Feb 20

I'm really getting into Italian cooking lately. I had dismissed it in the past, but I finally Get it, and why Italians are so picky about what is and isn't authentic. It's primarily peasant food, with a handful of ingredients. If you only have 3-5 ingredients in your entire recipe, then switching an ingredient makes it a different recipe, and technique is everything.

It's like the opposite of Indian food, where you need an entire spice drawer and "basic" recipes have 10-20 ingredients.

Show threadJaneishlyFeb 20
@feijoa French food is the same. Swedish food is "bung a load of things that don't really go into a sauce with a poor quality protein and serve it with potatoes or pasta, that'll be fine", which is a shame because they have peasant cuisine traditions just like other countries.
Show threadDuracell Benny ⚡Feb 20

@janeishly I've tried a bunch of French recipes, and I think I get it. Once you understand the cooking techniques, ingredient lists, and pattern you mix and match.

A bit like, a good highball cocktail is one measure of spirit, half a measure of liquer, and a compatible mixer.

Show threadEinhörnchenFeb 21
@feijoa Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncini. 6 ingredients if you count salt and water. Simple but not easy.
Show threadDuracell Benny ⚡Feb 21
@Twalzer Technically difficult?
Show threadEinhörnchenFeb 21
@feijoa Not at all. But has to be the right (fresh) pasta. Cook the pasta right. Correct ratios are important. Too much of anything: ruined. But it’s just pasta done right.
Show threadDuracell Benny ⚡Feb 20
The leftovers were great for lunch when strirred through cannelini beans.
Show threadWylieCoyoteUK Feb 20
@feijoa
Lidl occasionally sell Italian fennel sausages, and we do something similar with them.
Show threadDuracell Benny ⚡Feb 20
@wyliecoyoteuk I'll keep an eye out. I used their standard sausages, and added fennel. It's not an ingredient I ever use, so I went by gut feel. The smell was wonderful.
Show threadWylieCoyoteUK Feb 21
@feijoa Watch out for italian week.