Sweet and Spicy Sausage Ragu Nachos with Pickled Onions

Ingredients

• ½ cup mascarpone cheese (4 ounces)
• 1 packed cup arugula, chopped
• ½ to ¾ cup grated fontina cheese
• ½ to ¾ cup freshly grated Parmigianino
• 1 large bag corn tortilla chips
• 1 red onion, sliced into very thin rings
• 2 to 3 really good shots hot sauce, such as Tabasco
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• • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
  • ¾ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme, tied with butcher's twine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 2 cups hearty red wine
  • 2 cups tomato paste
  • Kosher salt
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 small fennel bulb, top and tough middle stalk removed, cut into 1-inch dice
  • 2 onions, cut into 1-inch dice
  • 2 ribs celery, cut into 1-inch dice
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • ½ cup mascarpone cheese (4 ounces)
  • 1 packed cup arugula, chopped
  • ½ to ¾ cup grated fontina cheese
  • ½ to ¾ cup freshly grated Parmigianino
  • 1 large bag corn tortilla chips
  • 1 red onion, sliced into very thin rings
  • 2 to 3 really good shots hot sauce, such as Tabasco
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
  • ¾ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme, tied with butcher's twine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 2 cups hearty red wine
  • 2 cups tomato paste
  • Kosher salt
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 small fennel bulb, top and tough middle stalk removed, cut into 1-inch dice
  • 2 onions, cut into 1-inch dice
  • 2 ribs celery, cut into 1-inch dice
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed

1. For the ragu: Put the garlic, celery, onions and fennel in a food processor and puree to a coarse paste. 2. For the ragu: Put the garlic, celery, onions and fennel in a food processor and puree to a coarse paste.

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