• Indulge your taste buds in a symphony of flavours with this mouthwatering slow-cooked salsiccia pasta. This recipe combines the rich, savoury notes of slow-cooked Italian sausage with the comforting embrace of al dente pasta, creating a dish that’s sure to become a family favourite.

    Make this pasta with slow-cooked salsiccia sauce recipe: 

    Pasta with slow-cooked salsiccia sauce

    Serves: 4 - 6
    Cooking Time: 2 hrs

    Ingredients

    • 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
    • 8 Italian sausages, meat removed from sausage skins and crumbled
    • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
    • 2 small red onions, chopped
    • 2 small red chillies, seeded and finely chopped
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 80ml (1/3 cup) red wine
    • 2 x 410g tins peeled whole tomatoes
    • ½ nutmeg, grated
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
    • 120g Parmesan, grated, plus extra to serve
    • 150ml double cream
    • 500g linguini

    Instructions

    1

    Heat the olive oil in a large heavy based pan and fry the sausage meat, stirring and breaking down the meat.

    2

    Once the juice from the meat has evaporated and the fat begins to run, add the garlic, onion, chilli and bay leaves. Cook gently until the onions are brown, about 20 minutes.

    3

    Increase the heat, add the wine and cook until the wine evaporates. Add the tomatoes, lower the heat and cook until you have a thick sauce, about 45 minutes. Season with nutmeg and salt and pepper. Stir the Parmesan and cream through.

    4

    Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water and drain. Toss the pasta through the sauce and serve with the extra Parmesan.

    Notes

    Cook's tip: Salsiccia sausages are best – find them at Italian delis.

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