I can hear everyone saying – but pasta is Italian! Actually, pasta did not originate in Italy, but rather in China. It was however the Italians who have regulated the making of pasta – durum wheat only, and who taught us that pasta should be eaten al dente. The reason I have called this dish Italian Pasta is because the ingredients I used are all Italian, beautiful cipollini onions, Italian sausages and Roma tomotoes. I am in love with all things Italian – and last night my friend Kim was commenting how anything sounds good when said in Italian. Mi scusi, sono d’accordo. We spoke last night of Florence and Rome, Sienna and Assisi and all the other lovely places we are planning on visiting. But in the meantime, home cooked pasta will have to do.
© italian pasta
ITALIAN PASTA
ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cipollini onion, finely chopped
salt for seasoning
50g Italian sausage, thinly sliced
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon crème fraîche
method:
while your pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan
sauté the onion until soft
season and add the sausage and the tomatoes
when the tomatoes are cooked add the tomato paste and crème fraîche
you may need to thin the sauce with the pasta water at this stage
toss through the pasta
I am submitting this recipe to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Simona of Briciole
Tandy
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I love this recipe – quick and easy, but still great on taste!!
this was perfect for a quick meal
It is certainly nice to read so many accolades for the Italian language. I love it, but of course I am biased, since it is my mother tongue. In terms of the origin of pasta, let’s say that Italian pasta is just about perfect
Thanks for contributing this to Presto Pasta Nights!
grazie Simona, buona giornata
I adore Italy, and you are right, everything sounds better in Italian!
I have a love affair with all things Italian
Hmm, imagine that – China.
Mandy
Another great recipe Tandy.
Hope you had a fun visit with Cindy.
thanks Mandy, I had the best visit
Tandy your pasta dish looks delicious, specially with a touch of creme fraiche…
Hope you are having a great week
Thanks Juliana – hope your week is great as well
I had no idea pasta originated in China, who knew!? This dish sounds delicious, great job.
Just a bit of trivia! Thanks Caroline
Your Italian pasta dish sounds yummy. I like the addition of creme fraiche to the sauce.
thanks Karen
This looks wonderful. I’ve never been to Italy, but I sure do appreciate what they have done with pasta!
I love Italy! Thanks JamieAnne, have a super day
I can eat this any day
thanks Cindy
And see you SOON!
It´s true everything sounds better in Italian … and food with an Italian twist often tastes so much better too!
how true!