sausage ragu

This Sausage, Fennel and Kale Ragù uses only a few ingredients, but delivers maximum flavour. Hearty and filling, yet surprisingly light.

Sausage, Fennel & Kale Ragù - Whole30, Paleo

extra-virgin olive oil (plus more as needed)

mild Italian sausage

onion

fennel bulb (thinly sliced)

Kosher salt

garlic (finely chopped)

fennel seeds

jars @Jovialfoods crushed tomatoes (around 36 ounces)

lacinato kale –

black pepper

Preheat sauté pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil &amp; heat until shimmering. Add sausage &amp; cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned all over, around 12 minutes. Transfer to a bowl &amp; set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of fat in the pot.

Add onions &amp; fennel &amp; season with ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring regularly, until caramelized &amp; soft, around 12 minutes. Add the garlic &amp; fennel seeds &amp; cook 2 more minutes. Return browned sausage to the pan, add the crushed tomatoes, black pepper &amp; stir to combine. Add the kale, bring to a simmer, cover with a lid, turn heat to medium &amp; cook 20 minutes.

Taste the ragù for seasoning and adjust with salt &amp; pepper as desired. Serve over cauliflower purée or with side of choice.

A mix of sausagemeat and chestnut chunks creates a rich and nutty pasta sauce, lifting this from an everyday dish to something special

Italian sausage & chestnut pasta

olive oil

pack Lincolnshire sausage

vacuum-packed chestnut

garlic

rosemary

fennel seed

glass full-bodied red wine

carton passata

large pasta shells

curly parsley

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, and fry the onion for 5 mins. Once starting to soften, add the sausagemeat and chestnuts, and fry for another 10-12 mins, breaking the meat up with a wooden spatula or spoon as you fry it. Keep the heat quite high and stir often.

When the meat and chestnuts are golden brown, add the garlic, rosemary and fennel seeds, and cook for 2 mins more. Splash in the wine, let most of it boil away, then tip in the passata. Cover and simmer the sauce for 10 mins while you boil the pasta in plenty of salted water, following pack instructions.

Reserve a cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta well. Toss the pasta, 3 tbsp of the water, the ragu and most of the parsley together, then season to taste. Share between bowls, add a grinding of black pepper, the remaining parsley, then a handful of Parmesan shavings.

This Sausage Ragu is rich, juicy and bursting with flavour! Better still, it couldn&#039;t be easier to make!!

Sausage Ragu with Pappardelle

2lb / 1kg Ground Sausage (see notes)

Pappardelle (see notes)

/ 125 milliliters Red Wine

tbsp Tomato Puree (Tomato Paste in US)

Celery,

Carrots,

Garlic,

White Onion, finely diced

Basil

Sugar,

Salt & Pepper,

Oil,

Add a drizzle of oil to a large skillet over medium heat and add carrot, onion and celery. Fry until they begin to soften and brown, then add garlic. Continue to fry for 1-2 more mins, then add sausage.

Break it up with a wooden spoon and continue frying until it&#x27;s thoroughly browned. You want it nice and caramelized to enhance the flavour.

Stir in 2 tbsp tomato puree, then deglaze with 1/2cup/125ml red wine. Allow to simmer and reduce for 5mins, then add 2 cans tomatoes (chopped). Add 1 large sprig of basil and rosemary, then season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar. Give it a good stir then simmer on low for around 45mins, or until nicely thickened.

Meanwhile, add 14oz/400g pappardelle to salted boiling water until al dente. Pappardelle should only take a couple of minutes if it&#039;s fresh, you want it still a little hard otherwise it&#039;ll break when you toss it through the sauce. I usually save a cup of starchy pasta water as well, just incase the ragu gets too thick.

Stir 1/4cup/20g parmesan in the ragu, then use your tongs to add in pasta. Thin out with pasta water if needed. Serve hot with extra parmesan is you desire!

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