spaghetti with sweet sausage and cabbage

• servings: SERVES 4
• active time: PREP TIME: 25 MIN
• total time: TOTAL TIME: 35 MIN

Ingredients

• coarse salt and ground pepper

• 16 ounces spaghetti

• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage

1 large red onion, halved and thinly sliced

1 head Savoy or green cabbage (about 2 pounds), halved, cored, and thinly sliced

1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain pasta and return to pot. Set aside.

While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage; cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes.

With a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a plate; set aside (reserve skillet with rendered fat).

To skillet, add onion, 2 tablespoons water, and as much cabbage as will fit; season with salt and pepper. Cover; cook until tender, tossing occasionally and adding more cabbage as space becomes available, 8 to 10 minutes.

To pasta, add cabbage mixture and sausage. Toss with enough pasta water to create a sauce. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in vinegar.