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Sausage meatballs in a creamy tomato and red pepper sauce with fresh tagliatelle
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We spent a very lovely two weeks, travelling around Italy, enjoying sun, sea and an abundance of fresh pasta dishes. This simple recipe is based on one of my favourite meals we ate in a small restaurant in Napoli. It had tiny little meatballs in a rich and creamy tomato based sauce but for speed and convenience I have used sausages (vegetarian ones in this case) but literally any flavour will do nicely, whatever bangers tickle your fancy
500g pack fresh tagliatelle
1 x pack of 8 sausages - skins removed, cut in half and formed into balls
1 teaspoon oil
1 large red pepper, sliced thinly
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 heaped teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon garlic purée or 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 beef stock cube
200ml single cream
Salt and black pepper
Small bunch of fresh basil, torn
Over a medium heat, Fry the sausage balls and red peppers in 1 teaspoon oil for 5 minutes, until the meatballs have a little colour all over . Add the can of chopped tomatoes, 1/2 a can of water, the garlic, oregano, sugar and crumbled stock cube and cook over a low heat for 20 minutes. Add the cream and check the seasoning .
Meanwhile bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the manufacturers instructions. Drain
Toss the tagliatelle and meatball sauce together and serve with a good sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese
Categories: Something savoury