Pork and Fennel Seed Pasta
Pork and Fennel Seed Pasta

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, pork and fennel seed pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pork and fennel seed pasta using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Pork and Fennel Seed Pasta:
  1. Get 500 g wholemeal penne pasta
  2. Make ready 400 g pork, cut into thin strips
  3. Get 1 medium onion, diced
  4. Make ready 2 medium carrots, finely diced
  5. Make ready 2 large zucchinis, halved length-way and thinly sliced
  6. Take 2 red cayenne chillies, chopped
  7. Take 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
  8. Get 2 tsp garlic powder
  9. Get 3 tsp fennel seeds
  10. Take 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp olive oil
  12. Prepare 50 g tomato paste
  13. Get 400 g passata
  14. Get salt and pepper
  15. Take Grated Parmesan, to serve (optional)
Instructions to make Pork and Fennel Seed Pasta:
  1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over med-low heat. Add the onion and a small pinch of salt. Stir occasionally until onions are soft and golden brown. Approx 5 mins
  2. Increase heat to med-high. Add the pork and stir until cooked through. Approx 3 mins.
  3. Add the carrots and red cayenne chillies. Cook until carrots are soft to release their natural sweetness. Approx 3 mins
  4. Add the zucchinis, garlic powder, and fennel seeds. Gently stir until zucchinis are lightly coloured and slightly soft. Approx. 4 mins.
  5. Add the Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste. Give it a quick stir before adding the passata, parsley, and a generous amount of pepper and a pinch of salt. Gently mix everything together. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10-15 mins. Stirring occasionally and do not allow to burn.
  6. In the meantime, cook pasta according to packet instruction.
  7. Once the pasta is cooked (I prefer mine al dente!), set aside 2-3 tbsp of cooking liquid before draining. Add the pasta and reserved cooking liquid* to the saucepan and stir everything together. - - *[If using passata from a jar, add the reserved cooking liquid to the jar, give it a quick shake to dislodge any leftover sauce before adding to the saucepan.]
  8. Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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