Pork Ragu with Pappardelle - Recipe
Pappardelle with Rich Fennel Pork Ragu - Recipe
Who else can feel the seasons changing? This move towards cooler and shorter days makes me crave for wholesome, warming dishes. I have a few fantastic recipes for an Autumn evening but sometimes I just want to cook something quick and easy that still gives me that cosy comforting feeling.
That’s when I turn to this easy to cook pasta recipes. Using Tuscan pork sausages adds a rich depth to the sauce, which coupled with pappardelle creates a fabulous flavourful dish.
Preparation Time: 30mins
Serves 4
Ingredients:
500 grams of Tuscan pork sausage
400 grams of parpadelle
40 grams of parmesan cheese
2 tins of chopped tomatoes
2 onions
2 garlic cloves
2 table spoons of fennel seeds
1 bunch of flat leaf parsley
Method:
Bring a large pot of water to the boil with a pinch of salt.
Prepare the ingredients by peeling and finely chopping the onion, peel and grate the garlic, and roughly chop the parsley. Next grate the parmesan cheese.
Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Cut open the pork sausage, remove the meat and discard the skin. Next fry your sausage meat for 5 mins until the edges start to crisp.
Use a wooden spoon to break the sausage meat up into smaller pieces. Remove the pork when cooked and keep it to one side.
Next cook your onion in the same pan on medium heat for 5 mins. Add your garlic and fennel seeds and cook for a further 2 mins.
Add the chopped tomatoes and the pork back into the pan and allow the ragu to thicken for 8-10 mins.
Season with a pinch of salt and a grind of black pepper. Sprinkle some sugar to lift the flavour of the tomatoes.
While the ragu is cooking, add the pappardelle to the boiling water and cook for 7 mins.
Once cooked, drain your pasta and drizzle over some oil to stop it sticking together.
Add your pasta to your ragu along with most, but not all, of your parsley. Toss or gently fold the ingredients together.
Serve your pasta and ragu on plates and finish with the remaining parsley and parmesan.
Enjoy this warming Autumn dish with a glass of red wine for the perfect relaxing evening.
Her Favourite Food x
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