Pasta with chili – cherry tomatoes, fried spring onions and salsiccia

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 500 g pasta, thick, Italian
• 500 g cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 chili pepper(s), fresh, red, pitted, finely chopped
• 400 g Bratwurst, raw, coarse, preferably fresh Italian sausage
• 1 onion(s), chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• some thyme, dried
• some oregano, dried
• 1 bunch of spring onions
• 3 tbsp mascarpone
• 30 g Parmesan
• Sugar
• Pepper, coarsely ground
• Salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

Slice the spring onions into thin rings. Remove the sausage meat from its skin and break the sausage meat into large pieces. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Fry the onions in 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan or pot until golden brown. Add the chili and garlic and fry briefly. Then add the tomato paste and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes, season with oregano and thyme. Simmer on low heat for a few minutes. Stir in the mascarpone and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Meanwhile, fry the sausage meat in 1 tablespoon of olive oil until browned all over. Add the spring onions to the pan and fry for a few more minutes. Drain the pasta and toss with the tomato sauce. Stir in the sausage and spring onion mixture and serve immediately on serving plates. Sprinkle each portion with a little Parmesan cheese.