Mallureddus with Salsiccia, Almonds & Pecorino
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
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Cooking Time: 20 minutes
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Serves: 4
This recipe uses mallureddus, a pasta common around Sardinia. Spicy salsiccia and Italian sausages combine to create a rich sauce for this special pasta.
INGREDIENTS
METHOD
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400g mallureddus
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200 g salsiccia
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300g Italian sausages
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4 cloves of garlic
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100g pecorino
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400g cherry tomato
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100g chopped almonds
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1 bunch of basil
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Rosemary
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Sage
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Extra virgin olive oil
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Salt
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Black pepper
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Chilli
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Heat the olive oil in a saucepan then add the thinly sliced chilli with the crushed garlic cloves and sauté.
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Cut the fresh sausage into small pieces and the dry salsiccia into cubes, then add into the pan.
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Stir occasionally until browned for about 6/8 minutes.
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Add some rosemary, sage, halved cherry tomatoes, a pinch of salt, black pepper and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
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Add the basil leaves and stir until the sauce thickens then add the chopped almonds whilst stirring.
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Boil the malloredus in salted water.
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Drain the pasta “al dente”, then, put it back into the pan with the sauce, and toss it together.
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Sprinkle the dish with grated fresh Sardinian pecorino and drizzle some olive oil. Serve immediately.
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Basil leaves to garnish.