Spaghetti with spiced sausage and fennel sauce - Cookbook Recipes

Ingredients

• 300g sausages or sausagemeat. Herby & spicy - Italian would be ideal and authentic
• 2 tbsp olive oil or other oil for frying
• 1 fennel bulb
• 2 spring onions , finely sliced
• ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
• ¼ tsp fennel seeds
• 2 garlic cloves , finely diced or crushed
• 200ml red wine or white or vermouth
• ½ tsp salt or to taste - it does take quite a bit though
• ½ tsp black pepper or to taste
• 2 tsp soft light brown sugar or golden caster
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 300g dried spaghetti
• 30g Parmesan cheese or pecorino to serve