Name: Spanish sausage in red wine recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 2
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 125g (4oz) penne; 1 tsp olive oil; 200g (7oz) chorizo, sliced; 90g (3oz) button mushrooms, sliced; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 100ml (3½fl oz) red wine; 395g can cherry tomatoes

By GoodtoKnow

published 28 January 2011

in Recipes

A rich and tasty sauce for penne pasta. This is made with chorizo, mushrooms, garlic, tomatoes with red wine. A tasty, quick and easy to cook meal for the whole family.

Ingredients

125g (4oz) penne
1 tsp olive oil
200g (7oz) chorizo, sliced
90g (3oz) button mushrooms, sliced
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
100ml (3½fl oz) red wine
395g can cherry tomatoes

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Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook for about 10 mins until al dente.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the chorizo and cook for a few mins, stirring, until it becomes crispy. Add the mushrooms and garlic, and fry for another min, then stir in the wine and cherry tomatoes. Simmer for 5 mins. Serve on top of the penne.

Top Tip for making Spanish sausage in red wine

If you don’t want to use wine, add 2 tbs balsamic vinegar instead.

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