How to make it

  • Heat broth in a saucepan over low heat; keep warm while preparing remaining ingredients.
  • Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add sausage; saute until browned, 10-12 minutes per side. Transfer sausage to a paper-towel-lined plate. When cool enough to handle, slice sausge into 1/2-icnh thick rounds; set aside.
  • In the pan used to cook sausage saute fennel and onion until they begin to brown and soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, pepper flakes, and thyme; cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture to a bowl.
  • Add orzo to the saute pan, stirring to coat pasta with residual oil in the pan; 2 minutes.
  • Deglaze the pan with wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups warm broth to orzo; cook, stirring constantly, until broth is nearly absorbed, about 5 minutes. Add another cup of broth; cook and stir orzo until broth is nearly absorbed, another 5 minutes. Add the remaining cup 1 cup broth; cook and stir until liquid is fully absorbed. Taste orzo for doneness. It should be creamy but not gummy.
  • Stir in sausage slices and vegetables mixture, then add Parmesan, butter, parsley, zest and chopped fennel fronds. Season orzotto with salt and pepper.

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    " It was excellent "
    snowcat17 ate it and said...
    Hi Choc how r ya? Im home recuperating from the 'blast' I had over Christmas with my family... there is nothing like family... their the best! I pray your Holiday went well!! This sounds really good!!! HIGH FIVE FORKS!!!1
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