Pasta Irritata
This 'not quite angry' dish can easily be made into a vegan delight.
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 664kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Pork sausages or 250 g firm Tofu
- 400 g can of chopped Tomatoes
- 2 Shallots diced
- 200 g fresh Spinach
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Chili Flakes
- 100 g Pasta per person
Instructions
- Put a splash of water (50ml) in a saucepan and add the raw washed spinach leaves. Cook over high heat for 3 minutes until the spinach is wilted and much reduced in size. Take it off the heat and drain off excess water. Set aside.
- Heat the oil to a saucepan and fry off the shallots for 2 minutes.
- In the meantime, remove the skin from the sausages, cut the meat into rough 2 cm (1 inch) section. and add to the shallots. Fry for 6 minutes over high heat or until the meat is starting to turn brown. See for vegan option below.
- Season with the salt, black pepper, and a generous pinch of chili flakes and give a good mix.
- Add the spinach, tomatoes, sugar, and 50ml of water to the mixture and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
- While the sauce is simmering, make the pasta according to the packet’s instructions. Once the pasta is done, drain it, and add it to the sauce.
- Serve hot with freshly grated parmesan cheese or vegan equivalent.
Notes
For the vegan option, replace step 3 of the above recipe as follows:
- Cut the firm tofu in very fine (3mm | 1/8 inch) slices and half these lengthwise.
- Add a dash of olive oil to a hot frying pan and fry the tofu pieces on both sides. Once that they are well browned add the tofu to the shallots and continue with the recipe.