Dave's Recipes

Megan's Pasta

Irresistible rustic pasta sauce

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Serves 4

Actually it's Chef Michael's Smith's pasta, but I call it Megan's pasta, after our friend Megan Turnbull. She made this the first night we arrived at her place in Jasper and I had three helpings plus leftovers the next day.

  • 2 L (1.11 kg) cherry tomatoes
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 (16 g) cloves garlic
  • 4 Italian sausages, sliced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1⁄2 tsp (3 g) salt
  • 1⁄2 tsp coarse ground pepper
  • 2 L (1.11 kg) cherry tomatoes
  • 1 onion , thinly sliced
  • 4 (16 g) cloves garlic
  • 4 Italian sausages , sliced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1⁄2 tsp (3 g) salt
  • 1⁄2 tsp coarse ground pepper

Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Toss the tomatoes, onions, garlic, sausages (sliced into 1cm rounds), and olive oil together. Season to your taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a roasting pan and place in the oven. Roast until the tomatoes, onion, and sausages are lightly brown and smell amazing, 45 to 60 minutes.

  • 375 g penne pasta
  • 375 g penne pasta

When the tomatoes are nearly done, bring a large pot of salted water to a full rolling boil. Dump in the penne and cook until al dente. Reserve some of the cooking liquid for later.

  • fresh basil, thinly sliced
  • 4 green onions
  • fresh basil , thinly sliced
  • 4 green onions

While the pasta is cooking, stack a tall pile of basil leaves, roll it into a tight cylinder, and slice as thinly as possible. Slice the green onions as well.

As the pasta finishes cooking, add a ladleful of the pasta water to the roasting pan. The moisture will dissolve any caramelized brown bits of flavour on the bottom of the pan. When the pasta is done, drain it and return it to the pot. Add the roasted sausages, onions, and tomatoes, scraping along every last bit of roasted flavour from the pan. Toss in the basil leaves and green onions and stir everything together.

As the pasta finishes cooking, add a ladleful of the pasta water to the roasting pan. The moisture will dissolve any caramelized brown bits of flavour on the bottom of the pan. When the pasta is done, drain it and return it to the pot. Add the roasted sausages, onions, and tomatoes, scraping along every last bit of roasted flavour from the pan. Toss in the basil leaves and green onions and stir everything together.

Prep time: 60 minutes

Sources:

  • Chef Michael Smith's Kitchen: 100 Of My Favourite Easy Recipes

Category:

Pasta

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