Bring a pot of pasta water to boil, salt it and cook the pasta according to packet instructions, minus 1 to 2 minutes off the finishing time. It will cook finish in the sauce. Just before draining the pasta, reserve a cup of pasta water, drain. 350 grams fusilli, or any pasta of your choice
Place the raw sausage on a board and chop into bit sized pieces
500 grams sausage, Italian, beef, pork etc
Heat a large skillet or non-stick pan, medium-high heat. (Use a large skillet/pan because the sauce and the pasta will both go in here). Add the olive oil and cook the sausage and brown it all around. It will cook finish in the sauce so don't overcook it, just brown it. 2 tbsps olive oil, 500 grams sausage, Italian, beef, pork etc
Add the onion, cook for a minute or two until the onion looks cooked through then add the garlic.
1 yellow onion, diced, 4 cloves of garlic, minced
Add the red wine and with a wooden spoon start the scrape any bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper and calabrese spice. 3 to 4 tbsps tomato paste (roughly ¼ cup), ½ cup red wine or white wine, stock/water, salt and pepper, to taste, ½ teaspoon calabrese spice
Add the tomatoes and fresh chopped herbs (basil or flat parsley),
800 grams canned crushed tomatoes, 2 x 400grams (14-ounce), 1 ½ tbsps fresh herbs, chopped, basil or flat Italian parsley
Add the cooked pasta, and add the reserved water slowly as you may not need all of it. Mix it all together and remove it from the stove. Taste and season.
350 grams fusilli, or any pasta of your choice
Serve with parmesan cheese while warm and enjoy!
parmesan cheese