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Harissa Sausage Pasta
I was actually kind of late to the harissa train, but now I’m fully on board and I can’t get enough of the stuff! Mainly because I love anything with a kick of spice, but harissa paste has such a unique and delicious flavour.
What is Harissa Paste?
It has a base of roasted red peppers & Baklouti peppers and is packed with various different spices. It’s essentially a hot chilli paste!
Sausage Pasta
I originally tested this recipe without meat, and just as a creamy spicy pasta kind of dish. Something was missing though, and whilst chicken would have worked, I found that adding sausage just took things through the roof. It takes on the gorgeously rich and spicy flavours of the dish so well. Process shots: fry onion and garlic (photo 1), fry sausage (photo 2), fry harissa paste and tomato puree (photo 3), add stock and cream (photo 4), stir in parmesan, parsley and sun dried tomatoes (photo 5), toss in pasta (photo 6).
Where can I find Harissa Paste?
You’ll find it in small jars in most supermarkets, often near the seasoning section. I like rose harissa, but you can use regular if you’d prefer. Belazu is a pretty solid brand if you’re looking for recommendations.
What kind of sausage should I use?
If you’re in the UK I recommend grabbing a pack of plain sausage meat. Failing that, just squeeze the meat from some pork sausages. US – if you can get plain sausage meat use that, if not I imagine mild Italian sausage could work!
How spicy is this pasta?
It’s got a kick, but certainly nothing over the top. I’ve tried a range of different harissa paste brands and whilst they do vary in spice, I’ve never found any overbearing.
What sort of pasta should I use?
Here I use Bucatini. I love the thick texture and find it works really well in this dish. In reality though any long-cut pasta will do the trick.
Serving Sausage Harissa Pasta
I like to finish with an extra pinch of parmesan and parsley, but that’s completely optional. This is a pretty hearty dish that will comfortably feed 2 without sides! Alright, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this sausage harissa pasta shall we?!
How to make a Harissa Sausage Pasta (Full Recipe & Video)
For more spicy pasta recipes check out my Spicy Chicken Pasta and Spicy Rigatoni! For more similar recipes check out these beauties:
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