Chicken and Sausage in Tomato Sauce

Title:
Chicken and Sausage in Tomato Sauce

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Garlic,
Sauces,
Poultry




Ingredients:





   1/4 c  Olive Oil


 2 1/2 lb Sweet Ital. Sausage Links


     4    Chicken Legs


    56 oz (2 cns) Tomatoes


          Salt And Pepper To Taste


   1/2 c  Dry Red Wine


     4    Lg Cloves Garlic,Coarse Chop


 1 1/2 lb Hot Ital. Sausage Links


     4    Chicken Thighs


     6 oz (1 can) Tomato Paste


   1/2 tb Dried Basil


          Chopped Fresh Parsley






 Heat Oil in a large heavy skillet.  Add the garlic and saute until light


 golden. Remove the garlic and reserve.  Prick the sausages in several


 places and then sear them in the hot oil.  Remove and set aside, covered.


 Brown chicken well on all sides in the same skillet.  Remove and set


 aside, covered.  Pour 1 T of the drippings into a large Dutch oven or


 casserole.  Discard remaining drippings or save them for another use.  (Do


 not wash skillet; you will nedd it later.)  Crush the tomatoes with your


 hands and add them, with their juice, to the drippings.  Add the tomato


 paste, salt, freshly ground pepper, basil and reserved garlic.  Simmer,


 uncovered, for 15 minutes.  Add the sausage and simmer, covered, for 20


 minutes.  Add the chicken, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes more.


 Meanwhile, deglaze the skillet with the wine.  Stir wine into the sauce


 and simmer for a final 10 minutes.  Sprinkle with parsley.  Serve with


 pasta and freshly grated Parmesan Cheese.


 


 From the "Garlic" cookbook, by Sue Kreitzman, as posted to The Cook BBS.


 


 File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmgarlic.zip