Pappardelle with Italian sausages, fresh peas and parmesan

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Add the olive oil to a non-stick frying pan along with the onion and cook for 3 minutes on a medium heat, until the onion is soft.

2. Step 2

   Remove the outer skin of the sausages and break the sausage meat into chunks. Add the sausage meat to the pan and brown on high heat - this will take around 10 minutes.

3. Step 3

   Once the sausage meat has browned, add the frozen peas and 2 ladlefuls of salted water. Bring to a simmer and reduce by half

4. Step 4

   In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pappardelle for 3 minutes or until the pasta has a good bite - remember to check as you cook

5. Step 5

   Remove the cooked pappardelle from the pot with a pair of tongs and transfer to the frying pan of sausage meat and peas, with 1 ladleful of pasta water and the butter. Place the pan on a medium heat and cook, stirring or tossing the pasta until the liquid is glossy. Serve on hot plates or bowls with a grated Parmesan and black pepper on top