SAUSAGE & BROCCOLINI PASTA

SAUSAGE & BROCCOLINI PASTA image

Categories Pork

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound spicy sausage
1 bunch of broccolini
1 package orchietta pasta( little half oval shaped pasta)
1 cup parmesan cheese
Heavy Cream
Red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic
Fresh ground pepper
Kosher salt

Steps:

-Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package. *Make sure to set aside one cup of the starchy water before draining. -Brown sausage in a large pan with the two cloves of minced garlic. Drain fat from pan when finished and add about 1 inch of water to the bottom, bring to a boil. -Add broccolini and put lid on pan to steam cook for 3-4 minutes. Cold shock broccolini in a bowl of ice water then chop off steams and cut in bite size pieces. -Return pasta, sausage and broccolini to pot and add a little heavy cream, starchy water, parmesan and red pepper flakes. *Keep adding little by little till you receive the desired consistency. -Add lots of parmesan! -Finish with some cracked fresh pepper and a touch of kosher salt.