Name: Penne alla senese (Penne with sausage, walnuts and cream)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 20 g (¾ oz) butter; 3 Italian sausages, about 80 g (3 oz) each, skinned and crumbled; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) penne or similar short pasta; 50 g (1¾ oz) prosciutto crudo, finely chopped; 100 g (¾ cup) shelled walnuts, chopped finely; 3 tablespoons good brandy; 250 ml (1 cup) thick (single) cream; about 120 g (1¼ cups) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

About

This is a rich, filling pasta which seems to leave a delicious subtle sweet lingering taste.

Ingredients

20 g (¾ oz) butter
3 Italian sausages, about 80 g (3 oz) each, skinned and crumbled

Method

Melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan. Add the sausage meat and walnuts. Sauté for about 5 minutes or until the mixture is golden, breaking up the sausage into little pieces with a wooden spoon.

Add the prosciutto and sauté for another minute. Add the brandy and when it has evaporated, add the cream. Season according to the saltiness of the prosciutto and sausages. (Remember, Parmesan