Ingredients for Sun-dried Tomato and Fennel Sausage Patties with Creamy Polenta

• 675g boneless heritage pork shoulder (Boston butt), cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 725ml packed)

• 110g fat from heritage pork, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 120ml packed)

• 60ml ice water

• 3 tablespoons chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes

• 2 dentes de alho grandes, picados

• 1 colher de sopa de manjericão fresco picado

• 2 teaspoons fennel pollen* or freshly ground fennel seeds

• 1 1/2 colheres de chá de sal kosher grosso

• 1/2 colher de chá de açúcar

• 1/2 colher de chá de pimenta-do-reino moída na hora

• 1 tablespoon (or more) olive oil

• 120ml de cebola finamente picada

• 40g finely chopped carrot

• 2 dentes de alho grandes, picados

• 240ml de vinho branco seco

• 725ml canned diced tomatoes in juice (from two 14.140g cans)

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil plus additional for garnish

• Polenta Cremosa

• Queijo parmesão ralado na hora

Place half of pork and half of fat in processor. Using on/off turns, blend until pork is ground to coarse texture (about 1/4-inch cubes). Scrape into large bowl. Repeat with remaining pork and fat. Add all remaining sausage ingredients to bowl with pork and mix gently with hands until blended. Using wet hands, shape sausage into 10 oval patties, each about 3/4 inch thick. Place on plastic-lined plate. Cover and chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage patties and sauté until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer patties to small baking sheet.

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet (or add olive oil to make 2 Add tomatoes with juice and 2 tablespoons basil. Simmer uncovered until sauce thickens, crushing tomatoes with back of fork, about 10 minutes. Add sausage patties and any juices to sauce. Cover; simmer over medium heat until cooked through and tender, turning patties occasionally, about 15 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool; cover and chill. Rewarm covered over low heat before continuing.

Spoon polenta into large shallow bowl. Top with sausages and sauce. Sprinkle with cheese and additional chopped basil. Serve, passing more cheese separately.

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