Spicy Sausage Pasta - Cranstons

Ingredients

• 500g Cumberland Thick sausage (casings removed) or 500g of Cumberland Sausagemeat
• 500g Pasta (we used Northern Pasta Fusilli)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 stick of celery, diced
• 2 carrot, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 400g (14oz) canned chopped tomatoes
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• ½ cup reserved pasta water
• Fresh basil, chopped