Phyllis’ Paccheri With Turkey Sauce – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. EVO
• 2 cups chopped onions
• ½ cup diced carrot
• 1 Tbsp. fennel, seeds, crushed in a spice mill (aka coffee grinder used only for grinding spices)
• 1 lb. spicy Italian turkey sausages, casings removed (if you cannot find spicy sausages add ¼ tsp. of pepperoncino (red chili flakes), or to taste
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 5 cups (approximately 2 1/2 – 28 oz. tins) Italian Plum tomatoes in thick juice (crush the tomatoes with your hands into a large bowl)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh oregano, or 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
• 1 lb. Paccheri pasta or Rigatoni, or mezze rigatoni
• ½ cup ricotta cheese or mascarpone cheese
• 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh marjoram (it really needs to be fresh)