Pasta alla Norcina: a traditional recipe

Pasta alla Norcina: a traditional recipe
  • Preparation time 10 Min.
  • Cooking time 15 Min.
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Portions 4
  • Calories per Serving 500
  • Type of plate First

Pasta alla Norcina is a typical recipe from Umbria, particularly from the Norcia area, famous for its sausages and truffles. This first course combines the intense flavor of fresh sausage, the creaminess of ricotta cheese (or cream) and, in some versions, the unmistakable aroma of black truffles.

It perfectly wraps pasta shapes such as rigatoni or penne for a rich, enveloping and irresistible result. Find out how to make real homemade pasta alla Norcina, with all the tricks for a creamy dish with authentic flavor.

Ingredients

  • 350gr of Pasta
  • 300gr of Sausage
  • 200gr fresh ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 Onion
  • q.b. Extra virgin olive oil
  • q.b. White wine
  • q.b. Salt
  • q.b. Pepper
  • q.b. Parmesan cheese

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Instructions

1. Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet with the onion.

2. Skin and crumble the sausage. Place it in the pan and let it brown for a few minutes.

3. Deglaze with white wine. Meanwhile, put the pasta to cook in plenty of salted water.

4. Add the ricotta to the pan along with some of the cooking water. Stir and adjust salt and pepper.

5. Drain pasta al dente and toss with sausage sauce for at least 1 minute (add a sprinkling of black truffle if desired).

6. Plate and garnish with parmesan cheese.

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