fusilli with sausages and potato

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1/2 #pork sausages, removed from the casings
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small white or yellow onion, chopped
• 1 garlic glove
• 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 canned peeled whole tomatoes, drained in a colander and chopped(or 2 roma tomatoes, peeled and chopped)
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, plus more for passing at the table
• 1 pound fusilli
• 2 x pinch of hot pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh italian parsley

Preparation

Step 1

Put the sausage meat in a frying pan with the butter, oil, onions, and garlic clove over low heat. Stir together and saute until the sausages turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add a few tablespons of water if the meat is sticking to the pan. Stir in the cubed potatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Add 1/2 cup of water and cook until the potatoes are tender, adding more water if necessary. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes so they break down. Taste again for salt. Stir in the cream and the parmesan cheese and turn off the heat.

bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Stir in a small fistful of salt and the fusilli and cook until the pasta is tender. Save a cupful of pasta water and drain the pasta quickly in a colander. Add the drained fusilli to the pan with the sausage condimento. Stir in the hot pepper flakes and the minced parsley and mix with a splash of pasta water over high heat for about 1 minute to reheat the condimento with the pasta, adding more pasta water if the pasta is sticky. transfer to a pasta bowl and serve immediately, with grated parmesan cheese at the table.