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Lucanica con peperoni
Lucanica con peperoni: Basilicata's fennel pork sausage braised with sweet peppers
Lucanica, the coiled fennel-seed pork sausage of Basilicata, is so old that Roman writers named it after the region. At home it's often cooked the simplest way, braised with sweet peppers and a little tomato until the peppers turn silky and the sausage fat flavours everything. It's a pork dish for a weekday supper or a village festival, served with crusty bread or a pile of soft polenta. If you can't find lucanica, use any coarse Italian pork sausage with fennel. Chef's tip: prick the sausage only once or twice; too many holes let all the juices run out and the sausage dries.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Prick 1 ⅓ lb lucanica or Italian pork and fennel sausage once or twice with a fork. Heat ⅞ tbsp olive oil in a wide frying pan over a medium heat and brown it on all sides. Lift out.
8 minStep 2: Add the rest of 2 ⅛ tbsp olive oil, 1 onion and 2 garlic cloves to the pan and cook until soft.
5 minStep 3: Add 4 red and yellow peppers and cook over a medium-high heat, stirring, until they begin to blister and soften.
8 minStep 4: Add 9 oz cherry tomatoes, the chilli if using, ½ tsp salt and ½ cup water. Return the sausage, cover and braise over a low heat until the peppers are silky and the sausage is cooked through to 160°F in the centre, with no pink.
15 minStep 5: Uncover and cook for a few more minutes until the juices reduce to a glossy coating. Don't add too much water at the start: the peppers give off plenty, and a soupy pan is the usual result.
5 minStep 6: Cut the sausage into pieces and serve with the peppers.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 540 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 14 g
- Fat
- 42 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does lucanica con peperoni take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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