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Cavatelli with Sweet Italian Sausage
Cook Time
25 mins
 
Servings: 6 People
Ingredients
  • 1 lbs Sweet Italian Sausage can be removed from casings or fried in casings and cut on bias
  • 3 Cloves Garlic minced
  • ¼ C Fennel pollen or ⅛ C fennel seeds, ground
  • 1 ea Lemon zest and juice
  • ½ C White wine
  • ½ C Parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped.
Instructions
  1. Start a large pot of water to boil. Once it comes to a full boil add salt and 1# Cavatelli or like pasta (I use Casarecce). Cook until al dente. Save out ½ C of pasta water, drain the rest.
  2. While pasta cooks, fry Italian Sausage in large frypan until browned.
  3. Add minced garlic and fennel pollen and fry for 1 minute (if using fennel seeds, grind down with mortar/pestle)

  4. Pour white wine and work up brown bits from the bottom of the pan.  Cook down slightly, add the zest and juice from one lemon and parmesan cheese.

  5. Pour over pasta and mix.  Add pasta water if needed.

  6. Serve and be prepared to receive compliments!!!