Penne alla senese

Penne with sausage, walnuts and cream

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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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