Italian Sausage Pasta and Burrata with Crispy ‘Nduja and Gremolata
Oh my goodness - this sausage pasta with 'Nduja and burrata tastes absolutely amazing - it is one of my new favourites. Italian sausage with added 'Nduja in a garlicky tomato sauce topped with a very creamy Burrata.  Served with Parmesan and topped with crispy 'Nduja, and a zesty gremolata. You have to make this! The most amazing sausage mince was gifted to me by https://www.instagram.com/salsicciamo      
Servings: 4 yield(s)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g Italian sausage mince or sausage meat
  • 50 g 'Nduja
  • 2 garlic cloves (peeled & crushed)
  • 600 g can of finely chopped tomatoes
  • 500 g pasta (rigatoni or penne)
  • sea salt & pepper (freshly ground)
  • 1 or 2 dependant on size Burrata
  • 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
    • For the Crispy 'Nduja & Gremolata topping
  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 15 g 'Nduja
  • 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley
  • 1/2 lemon (zest only)
  • 1/2 small garlic clove (peeled & crushed)
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the sausage meat and gently fry until golden, now add the 'nduja and break down with a spoon and cook for a few minutes
  2. Add the garlic and stir through for 30 seconds and pour in the tomatoes and cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in pan of boiling salted water as per packet instructions.
  4. Meanwhile, for the crispy ‘nduja and gremolata, drizzle a little olive oil in a non stick pan and fry the ‘Nduja until slightly crispy (about 2-3 minutes). On a chopping board finely chop the parsley, lemon zest and garlic.
  5. Drain the pasta, reserving a some of the cooking water. If the sauce is vey thick tip some of the reserved water into the sauce and mix well.
  6. Serve each portion with a dollop of creamy burrata in the centre and sprinkle some Parmesan, crispy ‘nduja oil and gremolata on top. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

Mama's Way is a small Deli that sells the highest quality of Italian ingredients.  They proudly define themselves as ambassadors of Italian food; they are based in Duke Street, Reading and deliver their unique products throughout the UK with DHL's help within 48 hours. Check out their website https://mamasway.co.uk/ to receive a 15% discount at checkout use the code: VICTORIA Here is some information on the wonderful products that I have used: Nduja di Spilinga: Using only artisanal production and 100% made in Calabria ingredients. The color of the Nduja is fiery red with shades tending towards amber. The texture is very soft, easy to spread and to use as an ingredient in recipes. The ingredients are few but very tasty, only finely ground pork meat and fat, very spicy Calabrian chilli, salt and spices. Apulian Burrata: Burrata, meaning "buttery" in Italian is a fresh cheese made from a mix of mozzarella and cream. The outside thin shell is a pasta filata curd made of buffalo and/or cow's milk mozzarella while the insides contain a soft, doughy, stringy, mixture of curd and fresh cream. The cheese originated in the Apulia region of Italy known for sheep farming and agriculture. It is sold traditionally in asphodel leaves with a polyethene plastic bag over it. Paccheri: The "La Fabbrica Della Pasta" uses only the best first-extraction semolina (only the heart of the grain of wheat), combined with the water of a secular and clear source of Gragnano, rigorously drawn in bronze! The extraordinary processing finishes with a long and delicate drying at low temperature, which keeps intact the characteristics of flavor, color, roughness of the drawn pasta.