Italian sausage pasta

Name: Italian sausage pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 Italian sausages, casings peeled; 1 tsp rep pepper flakes; 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 125 ml (1 small jar) capers, drained; 12-15 Kalamata olives, pitted; 1 lb dry spaghetti; 350 g grape or cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 handful Italian parsley, roughly chopped; Parmesan cheese

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

This recipe is a variation on puttanesca, with the anchovy swapped out for Italian sausage. I used spaghetti, but this chunky sauce works just as well with a wide noodle like pappardelle.

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

This recipe is a variation on puttanesca, with the anchovy swapped out for Italian sausage. I used spaghetti, but this chunky sauce works just as well with a wide noodle like pappardelle.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 to 6 servings

5Italian sausages, casings peeled
1 tsprep pepper flakes
4 clovesgarlic, roughly chopped
3 tbsptomato paste
125 ml(1 small jar) capers, drained
12-15Kalamata olives, pitted
1 lbdry spaghetti
350 ggrape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 handfulItalian parsley, roughly chopped
Parmesan cheese

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Put a large pot of salted water on high heat.
2

Crumble the sausages into a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry until they start to brown, about 5 minutes. If they release a lot oil, drain all but 3 or 4 tablespoons.
3

Add the red pepper flakes and garlic to the pan and fry for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste and continue cooking another 2 to 3 minutes.
4

Add the capers and olives to the pan and continue cooking 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the heat down to low. Start on the pasta. To keep the sauce from drying out while you wait, add a splash of water.
5

Boil the pasta. Keep an eye on the sauce to make sure it doesn't dry out. When the pasta is 3/4 cooked, add the tomatoes and a glug of extra virgin olive oil to the sauce.
6

When the pasta's cooked, drag it into the sauce along with a bit of pasta water. Sprinkle on the parsley and toss. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.