Bucatini with Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions – Fustini's Oils & Vinegars

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Fustini's Tuscan Herb olive oil, divided
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced thinly on the bias
• 6 large garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 1 1/2 pounds hot Italian sausage
• 3 Ancient Sweets long peppers (or other sweet red pepper), seeded, ribs removed, sliced thinly
• 8 ounces white or brown mushrooms, quartered
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon dried hot chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, crushed with a mortar & pestle
• 2 14 1/2 -ounce cans crushed tomatoes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, oregano, basil coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Fustini's 12 Year Traditional balsamic
• 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano, grated
• 1 pound bucatini (or spaghetti, angel hair or penne)
• fresh basil for garnish