Tagliatelle with Sausage and Radicchio di Treviso

A few weeks ago, Monica wrote a terrific post explaining about all the different types of Radicchio  – and what better way to use radicchio than in an awesome pasta recipe. This is a local dish as this type of radicchio is grown in the province of Treviso, which is the area where I live. A  pretty plant, belonging to the chicory family, radicchio turns to a purplish red color during periods of cold. And during this time the radicchio is really at the height of its goodness (best from November to the end of January – beginning of February).

For this recipe, I like to use tagliatelle but fusilli also works well.

Tagliatelle with Sausage and Radicchio di Treviso

 

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Author: Cristina

Recipe type: Pasta

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 T. olive oil
• Half small onion, chopped
• 300 gr (3/4 lb) uncoated sausage (casings removed)
• 400 gr (l lb) Radicchio di Treviso, cut into 1 cm (1/2 “) pieces
• 50 ml (1/4 c) whipping cream
• 250 g (8 oz) Tagliatelle
• 4 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 6 pinches salt
• 1 pinch pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a pan, and sauté the onion a few seconds over low heat.
2. Add the uncoated sausage, break it up and cook gently until partially cooked.
   
3. Add the radicchio.
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5. Add salt and pepper and cook over low heat until radicchio is soft and sausage is cooked through.
6. Add cream.
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8. Cook tagliatelle, drain, pour into the pan and sauté gently.
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10. Adjust salt and cream if necessary.
11. Put in serving dish and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

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