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Pork & Chorizo, Orecchiette With Mozzarealla & Chilli Flakes

Here's how you make Pork & Chorizo, Orecchiette With Mozzarealla & Chilli Flakes
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 25m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 500 grams ground pork (mince)
  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • Sea salt flakes, to season
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to season
  • 125 ml white wine
  • 700 grams passata (or tomato puree)
  • 500 grams dried orecchiette pasta (or penne)
  • 1/4 cup parsley leaves (roughly chopped)
  • 250 grams chorizo sausage (2 sausages, thinly sliced on the diagonal)
  • 1 tub (220 gram) bocconcini (cherry bocconcini, mozzarella, torn)
  • Dried chilli flakes, to serve
  • Basil leaves, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and add pork, onion, garlic and oregano, then cook, until browned and then season with salt and pepper.

  • Step 2: Pour in wine and bring to the boil, simmer until most of the liquid has been absorbed, then stir passata and simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes.

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, cook orecchiette following packet direction in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente.

  • Step 4: Drain well and add to mince mixture along with parsley.

  • Step 5: Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a small frying pan over high heat and cook chorizo for about 5 minutes and then stir chorizo into the pasta and serve the pasta topped with bocconcini, chilli flakes and basil.


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