====== Sausage Meat Fusilli ====== ===== Serving ===== Makes enough for 2 good portions ===== Ingredients ===== * 1 red chilli * 1 tsp fennel seeds * 6 good butchers sausages * 2 tsp oregano * 150ml white wine * zest and juice of 1 lemon * 250g fusilli * 40g parmesan (Not for Ollie) * salt and pepper to season ===== Method ===== - Grind the fennel seeds with the chilli in a mortar - Squeeze the sausage meat out of the sausages - Fry in a pan in a little oil, breaking up the sausage meat as you go - When the meat starts to colour, and resembles course mince, add the fennel and chill mix - Cook for 10 minutes - Add the oregano and white wine and reduce by about half - Add the lemon juice and zest - cook for a few minutes on a low heat - Meanwhile.. - Cook the fusilli in a large pan of boiling salted water - When it is about 2 minutes off being ready, drain, retaining a cup of the cooking water - Add to the meat pan, and mix in - Cook for a further couple of minutes, loosening with the reserved pasta water if required - Grate and mix in half the parmesan - Season - Serve with the rest of the parmesan for garnish