Tubetti with Spicy Sausage Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 450g (1lb) dried tubetti pasta
• 450g (1 lb) pork sausages, skinned and chopped into small pieces
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• Leaves from 1 large sprig of rosemary, chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes
• 1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed
• 400g (14oz) can plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 3 tsp double cream (optional)
• pinch of fresh ground nutmeg
• finely grated Parmesan cheese, to serve

Directions

Bring a large pan of salted water to boil. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes until soft.

Add the tubetti pasta to the boiling water and cook for 12 minutes. Add the sasuage to the onions and fry 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic, rosemary, chilli flakes and fennel seeds and fry for 5 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, simmer for 2 minutes, add cream and season.

Drain the pasta and stir into the sauce. Serve with Parmesan.

Serves 4

Source: House Beautiful (UK) March 2005