Pasta sauce with sausage

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 can tomatoes, peeled, approx. 400 g
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• n. B. Garlic, approx. 1 – 2 cloves
• 1 small onion(s)
• 1 small chili pepper(s), dried
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cl ouzo
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sausages, approx. 180 g, or other coarse pork sausage
• Parsley, to taste
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Finely chop the onion. Sauté in olive oil with the finely chopped garlic, fennel seeds, and crushed chili pepper. Deglaze with ouzo and add the tomatoes. Break them up slightly with a wooden spoon in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile, remove the sausages from their skins and form the meat into small balls. Add these to the boiling sauce along with the bay leaf. Cook over low heat for another 10 to 15 minutes. Add parsley to taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with cooked pasta and grated Parmesan or Pecorino.