Pasta alla norcina: Creamy pasta with sausage by way of Umbria

An easy homemade pork sausage is the key to this hearty dish.

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Pasta alla Norcina (Creamy Pasta With Sausage)

The Umbrian town of Norcia is famous for its pork, and it has a rich tradition of sausage- and salumi-making. Located at the foot of the Sibylline Mountains, Norcia has the perfect cool and humid climate conditions for meat-curing and, in the fall, truffle hunting. These two local specialties come together in pasta alla norcina: pasta dressed in a rich and creamy sauce studded with juicy sausage, traditionally finished with a showering of shaved black truffles. Of course, we aren't about to start developing recipes that require expensive fresh truffles. This pasta is excellent without them. In any case, this dish is really about the Norcia-style sausage used in the sauce, and the best way to recreate that flavor is by making the sausage yourself. Get the recipe →

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