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Pappardelle with spicy sausage and kale

Name: Pappardelle with spicy sausage and kale
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: curly kale 100g, woody stalks discarded and leaves chopped; butter 25g; onion 1, roughly chopped; cumberland pork sausages 3 (about 200g), skinned; garlic 1 clove, sliced; fennel seeds ¼ tsp, crushed; dried chilli flakes ¼ tsp; pappardelle 150g; Grana Padano 30g, finely grated, plus extra to serve

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Check out this super quick and easy pappardelle with spicy sausage and curly kale. The ribbons of pappardelle and hint of chilli make this dish a wonderful warming midweek meal for two

Published: February 7, 2018 at 10:52 am

Ingredients

curly kale 100g, woody stalks discarded and leaves chopped
butter 25g
onion 1, roughly chopped
cumberland pork sausages 3 (about 200g), skinned
garlic 1 clove, sliced
fennel seeds ¼ tsp, crushed
dried chilli flakes ¼ tsp
pappardelle 150g
Grana Padano 30g, finely grated, plus extra to serve

Method

Step 1

Put the kale in a bowl and pour over a kettleful of boiling water. Leave to wilt while you make the rest of the sauce.
Step 2

Heat the butter in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 8-10 minutes or until softened and starting to turn golden. Pinch the sausages into nuggets and add to the frying pan, breaking up into smaller chunks with a wooden spoon and cooking until the pork is crisp and golden. Stir in the garlic, fennel and chilli, and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the drained kale.
Step 3

Cook the pappardelle in boiling, salted water following pack instructions. Drain, keeping a cupful of the cooking water. Tip the drained pasta into the pan with the pork and kale. Toss, adding a good splash of cooking water, and the grana padano, and toss again until emulsified. Serve with extra cheese, if you like.