Polenta with Tomato Sausage Ragu

Ingredients

• 1 tomatoes

Preparation

1. Polenta with Tomato Ragu and Sausage


2. Tomato Prep:


3. 2 cups cherry tomatoes
4. Cooking spray
5. 1 tablespoon olive oil
6. 1T sliced shallots (about 1 medium)
7. 1/2 tablespoons sugar
8. 1/4 cup dry white wine
9. 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
10. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper


11. Preheat oven to 425°.
12. Cut several slits in the bottom of each tomato; place, stem sides down, in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375° (do not remove tomatoes from oven); bake 45 minutes or until browned. Cover and let stand 10 minutes.
13. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sugar; sauté 5 minutes. Add wine; reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Remove from heat; stir in tomatoes. Cover; set aside.


14. Ragu Prep
16. 1 tablespoon olive oil
17. (2 links) hot Italian ground sausage
18. 1 cup chopped onion
19. 3 mushrooms
20. 3 garlic cloves, minced
21. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano,thyme
22. 1/4 c fresh basil chopped
23. tomatos from above
24. Preparation
25. 1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan, swirling to coat. Add sausage; sauté for 3 minutes or until browned. Add onion; mushrooms and sugar, sauté for 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add tomato ragu,oregano, and thyme ,to pan; cook 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Add 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil , serve over polenta


26. Polenta
27. 1 cup cornmeal,slowly added to 2 1/2 cups boiling water,stir till thick about 20 min...add chopped fresh rosemary during process and salt/pepper