6-ingredient Fennel And Sausage Pasta (Stove Top & Pressure Cooker)
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5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Pressure cooker
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
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Servings
4 -6
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Calories
757 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
British
6-ingredient Fennel And Sausage Pasta (Stove Top & Pressure Cooker)
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This is a ridiculously tasty fennel and sausage pasta recipe that I usually serve with pappardelle pasta. Perfect for when you're in the mood for a bit of comfort food but don't want to spend hours at the stove. Speaking of which... you need very little hands-on time for this recipe, and the best part? It's made with just 6 main ingredients!
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 bulb fennel chopped like an onion
- 14 ounces pork sausages (I use six good quality Italian sausages)
- ¾ teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 1 cup red wine (pressure cooker: ½ cup)
- 3½ cups passata (US = tomato sauce) (pressure cooker: 1 cup)
- 1 cup water (pressure cooker: ½ cup)
to serve
- 3 tbsp panko breadcrumbs (roughly)
- grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- 8 ounces pappardelle pasta (about 1 'nest' per person - trust me, this is enough!)
- toasted Italian bread with olive oil & salt optional (but sooo delicious!)
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Instructions
- Trim the long part of the fennel off the bulb and put aside. Chop the very end off the bulb, then cut into fine pieces, like an onion.
- Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in a saucepan/cast iron pan, or the bowl of an electric pressure cooker. Squeeze the meat out of the skin and into the hot pan/bowl.
- Cook the sausage for a few minutes until white, then mash it with a potato masher until it looks like ground meat.
- Add the chopped fennel, the fennel seeds (if using) and the rosemary and let cook for about five minutes longer.
- Pour in the wine, passata/tomato sauce and water (note different amounts if using pressure cooker). Leave to cook gently for about an hour (stove top). If using a pressure cooker, choose the 'bolognese' setting, or manually set it for 20 minutes followed by 'auto quick' pressure release. Reduce the liquid for a few minutes using the 'reduce' or 'saute' setting. Add salt & pepper to taste.
- About ten minutes before the end of the cooking time, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat up about a tablespoon of olive oil in a small frying pan/skillet. Fry the panko crumbs for a few minutes, stirring regularly, until they are crispy.
- Divide the pasta between your plates, then ladle the bolognese sauce on top. Sprinkle with the crumbs, grated parmesan, and some green fronds from the fennel.
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Notes
- Thanks to Jamie Oliver's restaurant, Perth (that unfortunately has now closed), for the inspiration for this recipe!
- Stove top or pressure cooker? Both ways of cooking will yield excellent results, but obviously the pressure cooker method will be a bit quicker (about 35 minutes vs. 1 hour actual cooking time).
- I use the 'bolognese' setting on my pressure cooker. It's 20 minutes of actual cooking time, but there's also pre-heating and de-pressurizing time to add to that (so all in all you're looking at about 35 minutes in the pressure cooker).
- If your electric pressure cooker doesn't have a bolognese setting, manually set it to 20 minutes, and 'auto quick' pressure release.
- Sometimes I reduce my bolognese sauce a little after it's cooked (for 2 to 3 minutes) on the 'reduce' setting. The saute setting will work for this too.
- Sausages: Use the best quality sausages you can find.
- Wine: I don't think it matters too much whether you use red or white wine - just use whichever you prefer or have.
- Breadcrumbs: Make sure the breadcrumbs are nice and crispy and you put plenty on top of each dish ... it really makes the dish, in my opinion! Want to go the extra mile? Top with crispy pangrattato instead!
- How to serve: Serve with toasted Italian-style bread drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt. A bit indulgent, but just delicious!
- Freezing: This fennel sausage sauce freezes really well. Simply let cool and freeze in sealed glass containers.
- This recipe is very easily doubled or even tripled if you want to stock up your freezer!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
757kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
73g
(24%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
787mg
(33%)
Potassium
1666mg
(48%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
1270IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
30.9mg
(34%)
Calcium
112mg
(11%)
Iron
6.9mg
(38%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4-6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 757 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 757kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 73g | 24% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 787mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 1666mg | 35% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 1270IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 30.9mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
| Iron | 6.9mg | 38% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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