sausage marinara with tortellini

For two. Get: 0.5lb cheese tortellini, frozen 0.5lb spicy italian sausage, crumbled 3 gloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 shallot, coarsely chopped 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 zucchini, sliced into 0.5cm thick quarter-rounds 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved white wine balsamic vinegar Seasoning: sage, thyme, marjoram, oregano, basil, ground black pepper, white wine, lemon juice, 1tsp salt 6oz tomato paste, mixed 2:1 with filtered water Do: Meez all ingredients Mix all spices into the tomato paste In a large pan with a lid, brown the sausage on medium+ heat, 5ish minutes Set sausage aside. Brown zucchini in the sausage grease on medium-high, 2-3 minutes Set zucchini aside. Add a slash of olive oil if there's not much grease Sautee the onion, garlic, and shallot until softened Add a generous splash (0.5c?) of white wine and stir to deglaze Add all ingredients except the tortellini, bring to a simmer over medium heat Once simmering, reduce heat to medium-low and cover Simmer for at least 20 minutes covered, more is better, up to an hour or two. Add frozen tortellini directly to sauce Bring back to a simmer over medium heat Simmer covered for 6-7 minutes, until tortellini is cooked through Results: Tasty! Simmering a long time is probably good? But also very important to tune at the end. It's usually under-salted. I think the balsamic vinegar does a lot. Great flavor add.