SicilianItalian
Paccheri with Messinese Ragù
by Federico Fusca Chef · 332K subscribers on YouTube
A quick and delicious recipe for paccheri pasta with a spicy sausage ragù from Messina, Sicily. The ragù is made with crumbled spicy sausage, sage, white wine, and tomato passata, cooked in just 25 minutes.
- Cook
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
9 items- 1/2 pcsOnionHalf a medium onion, coarsely chopped
- Extra Virgin Olive OilExtra virgin olive oil, to taste (enough for sautéing)
- Sage1 sprig of fresh sage
- 400 gSalsiccia piccante messineseSpicy Messinese sausages (or substitute with spicy Calabrese or Neapolitan sausages), casings removed and crumbled
- Black PepperBlack pepper, freshly ground to taste
- White WineDry white wine, about 1/4 cup or to deglaze the pan
- 340 gTomato PassataTomato passata (smooth tomato purée)
- SaltSalt, for seasoning the pasta water and the ragù to taste
- 300 gPaccheriLarge tubular pasta (paccheri)
Method
- Coarsely chop the onion.
- Add extra virgin olive oil to a pan and add the chopped onion.
- Sauté the onion until golden.
- Meanwhile, remove the casing from the spicy sausages and crumble the meat.
- Add a sprig of sage to the oil and onion.
- Add the crumbled sausage and brown for a few minutes.
- Season with a little black pepper.
- Deglaze with white wine and let the alcohol evaporate.
- Add the tomato passata and stir well.
- Remove the sage sprig.
- Cook the ragù for about 15-20 minutes until thickened.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add the paccheri pasta and cook according to package directions (about 15 minutes).
- When the pasta is al dente, drain it and transfer it to the pan with the ragù.
- Toss the pasta in the ragù over low heat until well coated and creamy.
- Serve immediately with extra ragù on top.
Federico Fusca Chef
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