There are two primary ingredients that establish a sausage as Italian: fennel and anise. These spices are mainstays and are ...

The perfect sausages for this dish are those from specialist Italian or Continental delicatessens ... If you are using ordinary sausages, add a teaspoon of fennel seeds to the onions when frying.

Pork sausages and fennel are a match made in heaven and this ... When the pasta is cooked, use a slotted spoon to transfer the pasta into the sausage pan and stir everything together.

Add the sausages and garlic and fry until the sausage pieces have browned all over. Stir in the fennel. Now add the fennel seeds, chilli flakes, wine, stock and lentils. Bring to a gentle boil and ...

Slice into ¼-inch (5 mm) rounds. In same Dutch oven, fry fennel and onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened. Stir in tomatoes and juices, broth, hot pepper ...