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Spicy Pork Sausage and Fennel Chili

Hot Italian sausage and fennel seeds with cannellini beans and crushed tomatoes — a chili born from the Italian-American butcher tradition. Serve with grilled bread and grated Pecorino.

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By Epicurious Editors · Epicurious
1h
Cook Time
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Pork Sausage
Protein
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Italian-American
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Hot

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Ingredients
2 lbs hot Italian sausage, casings removedAmazon ↗
2 tsp fennel seedsAmazon ↗
28 oz crushed San Marzano tomatoesAmazon ↗
2 cans cannellini beansAmazon ↗
1 large onion, dicedAmazon ↗
4 garlic clovesAmazon ↗
1/2 cup red wineAmazon ↗
1 tsp red pepper flakesAmazon ↗
Fresh rosemaryAmazon ↗
Grilled crusty bread and Pecorino to serveAmazon ↗
Steps
1
Brown Italian sausage in a Dutch oven, breaking into pieces, drain fat
2
Add fennel seeds and red pepper flakes, toast 1 minute
3
Add onion and garlic, cook until soft
4
Pour in red wine and scrape up browned bits
5
Add crushed San Marzano tomatoes and rosemary
6
Simmer 30 minutes until thick and fragrant
7
Add cannellini beans, simmer 15 more minutes, serve with bread and Pecorino

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