PASTA WITH LAMB SAUSAGE RECIPES

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 9-12 minutes until tender. Drain and return to the pan with 2 tbsp of the cooking water.
• Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a pan and fry the onion and leek for 15 minutes until soft and starting to brown. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Remove and set aside.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan, then fry the sausage and chilli until crisply golden. Put the onion mixture back in the pan, add the cream and stock, then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Season well, then add the parsley and cooked pasta with a squeeze of lemon juice. Toss, then serve.

Steps:

• Trim thick stems from broccoli rabe and reserve for another use (like a stir-fry). Coarsely chop greens and remaining tender stems; set aside.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high. Using your hands, grab small clumps of sausage (you’re going for rustic meatballs about the size of a golf ball) and add to pot. Cook, turning each piece as it becomes crusty, until deeply golden brown all over, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a plate, leaving fat behind. Remove pot from heat and reserve. If sausage has given off a lot of fat, tip some of it into a bowl; you want about 2 Tbsp. left in the pot (save the rest for another use—like frying eggs).
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of generously salted boiling water, stirring occasionally, until just shy of al dente, about 1 minute less than package directions (it’ll finish cooking in the sauce). Drain pasta, reserving 1½ cups pasta cooking liquid.
• Set reserved pot with fat over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until softened slightly, about 2 minutes. Add reserved broccoli rabe, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until greens are wilted and bright green, about 4 minutes. Return sausage to pot along with any juices on the plate. Break up sausage into smaller but still coarse pieces with a wooden spoon.
• Add butter, pasta, and ¾ cup pasta cooking liquid to pot. Cook, tossing often and adding more pasta cooking liquid a tablespoon or two at a time if needed, until pasta is coated in sauce, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat, add lemon zest and lemon juice, and toss to coat.
• Divide pasta among bowls and top with pistachios and Parmesan.