This pasta dish is usually made with shell-shaped pasta which I could not find in Springfield, MO. I used Casarecce pasta and this recipe came out delicious. Enjoy!
Ingredients
60 ml olive oil (¼ cup)
1 small onion
1 small carrot, peeled and finely chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
500 gm gnochetti Sardi (malloredus) I used Casarecce pasta
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan, add onion, carrot and celery and cook over medium heat for 6 minutes or until soft, add sausage meat and cook, breaking up with the back of a spoon, for 10 minutes.
2Add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, then add tomatoes, saffron and herbs. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes. Season to taste with sea salt. Sauce should be thick.
3Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and stir through sauce. Serve with grated Pecorino.
