Sausage pasta

Ingredients

• 14 ozpork sausages, skins removed; check the packet if you need them wheat-free
• 14 ozpenne
• 2 tbspolive oil
• 1onion, finely chopped
• 3 clovegarlic, crushed
• 2 tspfennel seeds, lightly crushed
• 1/2 tspdried chili flakes
• 14 ozchopped tomatoes, one can
• 5/8 cupheavy cream
• 1 3/4 ozvegetarian Italian hard cheese, grated
• 1 tbspsea salt, most of it for the pasta water
• 1/2 tspblack pepper

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a wide pan over high heat, squeeze the meat out of the skins in rough lumps, and fry without moving it until deeply browned underneath before breaking it up.

2. 2

   Turn the heat down, add the onion and cook until soft, then stir in the garlic, crushed fennel seeds and chili flakes for a minute until fragrant.

3. 3

   Add the tomatoes and simmer until thickened, then stir in the cream, season and let it bubble gently for a couple of minutes.

4. 4

   Cook the penne in well-salted water until al dente and drain it into the sauce with a splash of the water, tossing until every tube is coated. Finish with the grated cheese.