Elbows With Sausage And Mushrooms Carbonara Style Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH SAUSAGE ALLA CARBONARA

Steps:

• Remove casings from sausage. Using a knife, a fork or your hands on a cutting board, break meat into small pieces. Heat oil and butter in a large skillet. Add onion and cook on medium-low just until translucent.
• Add sausage, mashing and breaking it up with a wooden spoon until it is uniformly crumbly and has lost its pinkness. Stir in the pepper and bay leaves. Add wine and cook until it has nearly evaporated, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and discard bay leaves. Season meat to taste with salt.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti until al dente, 6 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, fill a large serving bowl with hot water or warm it in a low oven. Lightly beat the eggs in a small dish. Just before pasta is done, return pan with sausage to low heat. When pasta is done, slowly beat about a tablespoon of pasta water into eggs. Then drain the pasta.
• Transfer sausage to warm serving bowl. Pour spaghetti on top and toss it with the sausage, slowly adding the beaten eggs. Add salt to taste and fold in the pecorino.

ELBOWS WITH SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOMS, CARBONARA STYLE

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a skillet, about 8 minutes; transfer to colander or sieve to drain off fat; set aside.
• Add oil to skillet; heat over medium heat; stir/saute onion, red pepper, and mushrooms, stirring often until vegetables are tender and lightly browned.
• Add in garlic; saute 1 minute.
• Add in the sausage; season with salt and pepper; keep warm on low heat.
• Beat the eggs and cheese in a large serving bowl; set aside.
• Cook the elbows in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 12 minutes; drain.
• Immediately add hot elbows, sausage mixture, and parsley to beaten eggs; stir slowly until blended and creamy (the heat from the pasta will cook the eggs enough).
• Serve with extra cheese to sprinkle on each serving.

SAUSAGE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, slit sausage casing and remove meat.
• With wet hands, form meat into 3/4-inch meatballs.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Saute meatballs until golden brown, about 4 minutes.
• Add pancetta, salt, pepper and cook 3-4 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.
• In large bowl, combine egg yolks, cream, 1/2 cup of the cheese, parsley and lemon zest.
• Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• Immediately toss pasta with egg mixture in the pasta pot; add sausage meatballs.
• Note: The sauce should be smooth and silky.
• If pasta becomes a bit sticky, add some of the reserved pasta cooking water.
• Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.