Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 pounds Italian sausage links with fennel
  • Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 2 bulbs fennel
  • halved and thinly sliced
  • 3 large shallots
  • thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 sprigs rosemary
  • stemmed
  • Salt and pepper
  • 5 to 6 cups stemmed black or red seedless grapes
  • 1 cup Chianti wine
  • Crusty bread
  • for serving
  • Balsamic drizzle

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400˚F
  • Prick the casings of the sausages with the tines of a fork
  • In a shallow saucepan, heat about an inch of water to a boil
  • Add the sausages and boil for 5 minutes
  • Remove and set aside
  • In a cast-iron skillet, heat EVOO, two turns of the pan
  • Add fennel, shallots and garlic, cook until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes
  • Add rosemary and season with salt and pepper
  • Stir and let cook for another minute
  • Add grapes to the pan and nestle sausages on top
  • Add the cup of wine and transfer pan to the oven
  • Let cook for about 10 minutes or until sausage casings crisp up
  • Drizzle balsamic on top and serve with crusty bread