While browsing blogs over the weekend, I came across this recipe post – http://lifeasmom.com/2009/03/urs-pasta.html
She makes a huge pot of tomato sauce, lets it simmer, and then adds UNCOOKED italian sausage links and lets those simmer in the sauce for two hours. I’ve always browned ground italian sausage and then added the tomato products to it.
Now I’m really curious to see if cooking it Jessica’s way will make my sauce taste that much better!
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Uncooked is better! Do a test yourself.
This is how I cook meatballs too! I hate the mess of frying them. Try adding them into the sauce uncooked. You’d never know they werent fried, and they add a nice flavor to the sauce (as does the sausage).
I find that it you add it in uncooked and you just let it simmer a little longer, it tastes a little better because all the flavors end up in the sauce. The key is to let it simmer using just the right heat.