Italian Sausage Ragu - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small brown onion (finely chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1.1 pounds Italian sausage (sweet + spicy, casings removed)
• 1 large carrot (diced)
• ½ cup red wine
• ½ cup beef broth
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 cans (each 14 oz/400 ml) San Marzano crushed tomatoes
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 10 1/2 ounces penne
• grated parmesan (for serving)
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (more to taste)
• ¼ tsp grated nutmeg