Strozzapreti

Name: Strozzapreti
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g strozzapreti; 250g Italian sausage, skinned and crumbled; 200g tomato passata; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 100ml cream (optional); Parmigiano Reggiano, grated

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Also known as: Strangolapreti Pasta, Priest Strangler Pasta, Strozzapreti alla Salsiccia

About this dish

Hand-rolled twists of pasta, served with a simple sauce of sausage, tomato and cream or with ragù.

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Ingredients

🌾400g strozzapreti

🌭250g Italian sausage, skinned and crumbled

🍅200g tomato passata

🧅1 small onion, finely chopped

🥛100ml cream (optional)

🧀Parmigiano Reggiano, grated

Method

Serves 3

Soften the onion in olive oil, then brown the sausage.

Add the passata and simmer for 15 minutes.

Stir in the cream if using.

Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente.

Toss with the sauce and serve with Parmigiano.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Strozzapreti ('priest stranglers') come from Emilia-Romagna, Romagna in particular, and the name is said to mock greedy clergy.

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