Rotini with sausage and apples

Name: Rotini with sausage and apples
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 fresh pork sausages (kielbasa, Italian, or bratwurst all work); 4 cups dry rotini noodles; 1 large Honeycrisp apple, cored and chopped; 1 large shallot, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1/4 cup light cream; Handful fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

If you don't like pineapple on your pizza, odds are this isn't the dish for you. If you do, then I think you'll find the sweet and savoury combination pretty irresistible. For extra indulgence, crumble a little blue cheese on top when serving. Fantastic.

Robert Gonzal @robert

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 to 6 servings

3fresh pork sausages (kielbasa, Italian, or bratwurst all work)
4 cupsdry rotini noodles
1large Honeycrisp apple, cored and chopped
1large shallot, thinly sliced
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1/4 cuplight cream
Handfulfresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Add 1 cm of water and the sausages to a large pan on medium-high heat. Let simmer until the water boils off and the sausages are about half-cooked. While you're waiting, put a large pot of salted water on high heat for the pasta.
2

Drop the rotini into the pot of boiling water. Remove the sausages from the pan and cut them into 1/2 cm rings. Return them to the pan along with the apples, shallot, garlic, and a splash of extra virgin olive oil. Fry until the sausages are caramelized and the apples softened but not mushy, about 5 or 6 minutes. Add a couple of pinches of salt and several grinds of freshly cracked black pepper.
3

Stir the cream into the pan. Drain the pasta and add it, along with a splash of the pasta cooking water. Throw in the basil, then toss.