Red cabbage & sausage pasta

Name: Red cabbage & sausage pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 400 g pack pork sausages; 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 clove/s garlic, finely grated; 1½ tsp fennel seeds; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; ½ red cabbage, sliced; 300 g pasta (such as rigatoni or orecchiette); 4 tbsp crème fraîche; 50 g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated

Sausage and cabbage are a delicious combo, especially once pasta and a creamy sauce get involved. This speedy rigatoni number is perfect chilly evening comfort food. Go heavy on the cheese and save room for seconds. Tuck into more of our cosy pasta recipes.

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Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare10 mins
Cook25 mins
Total time35 mins

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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
400g pack pork sausages
1 onion, finely chopped
3 clove/s garlic, finely grated
1½ tsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
½ red cabbage, sliced
300g pasta (such as rigatoni or orecchiette)
4 tbsp crème fraîche
50g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated

Put 1 tbsp oil in a wide frying pan over a medium-high heat. Once hot, squeeze the sausagemeat from its skins into the pan and break up into pieces with a wooden spoon. Fry for 5-7 minutes until browned, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Lower the heat and add the remaining oil with the onion and a pinch of salt. Fry gently for 10 minutes, then add the garlic and fennel seeds and cook for 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar, scraping up the bits from the bottom. Add the red cabbageand cook for 5 minutes until softened.
Cook the pasta according to the shortest time on the pack instructions. Use a slotted spoon or tongs to lift the cooked pasta directly into the cabbage pan. Add the crème fraîche, most of the cheese and a ladleful of pasta water, tossing to combine. Serve with the remaining cheese and a generous grinding of black pepper. Some dill fronds sprinkled on topare lovely too, if you have some to hand.

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