Best Jamies Spicy Mince Linguine Recipes

SPICY SAUSAGE FUSILLI

Steps:

• Crumble the chillies into a pestle and mortar, then bash with the fennel seeds until coarsely crushed. Put to one side.
• Heat a lug of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan over a high heat. Squeeze the meat out of the sausage skins or add the pork mince to the pan, really breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon. Fry for a few minutes, or until the meat starts to colour and the fat has rendered slightly, then push it down once more so it resembles coarse mince.
• Add the bashed-up fennel seeds and chillies and cook over a medium heat for around 10 minutes, or until the meat becomes crisp, golden brown and slightly caramelised.
• Stir in the oregano, then pour in the white wine and allow it to reduce by half. Finely grate over the zest of 1 lemon, then squeeze over the juice and turn the heat down to low.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions.
• When the pasta has cooked but still has a bit of bite, drain it in a colander, reserving a mugful of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the meat pan, then toss to coat in all those lovely flavours, loosening with a good splash of the reserved cooking water, if needed.
• Grate in the Parmesan, then pick, roughly chop and add the parsley leaves. Taste and check the seasoning, then serve immediately with a little extra grated Parmesan sprinkled over the top.
• Jamie's top tip Remember to buy the best sausages you can afford - if you get cheap, dodgy sausages it just won't work.

JAMIE'S SPICY MINCE LINGUINE

Steps:

• Half fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Crumble in the stock cube and add the linguine. Cook as per the pack instructions.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add the spices and cook for another minute. Add the mince and cook until completely brown.
• Add the tomatoes, sweetcorn and spinach to the mince along with 250ml of the pasta stock water. Bring to the boil and then simmer for around 15 minutes, stirring every now and again, until the liquid has reduced and you are left with a silky mince mixture. Add ground black pepper to taste should you need it.
• Drain the pasta and divide between two plates, top with the mince mixture and sprinkle the parmesan over the top to finish then serve immediately with garlic bread.