LOW CARB PASTA WITH SAUSAGE & BROCCOLI
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An Italian classic pasta recipe that's highly satisfying, made with just a few wholesome ingredients.
Author: Antya
Recipe type: Main Courses
Cuisine: Ketogenic. Low Carb. LCHF. Grain Free. Gluten Free.
Yield: 2 large portions
Ingredients
- 6 chipolatas (or 4 standard sausages)
- 200g fresh broccoli florets (net weight - stalks removed)
- 1 TBSP coarse Himalayan pink salt
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) - optional
- 100g double (heavy) cream
- 5 anchovies (6 if small)
- 20g unsalted butter
- 200g qk fettuccine pasta #1 (whole recipe)
- fine Himalayan pink salt
- a pinch of grated nutmeg
Instructions
- place the broccoli florets in a pot, add water until they’re submerged, plus the coarse salt and bicarbonate of soda, and bring to the boil (lid on).
- simmer until tender but al-dente (about 3 minutes - use a fork to check), then drain and set aside, reserving 100g of the cooking water.
- remove skin from chipolatas or sausages, cut the meat into 2-3cm pieces and put them in a frying pan together with the anchovies and butter; pan-fry until the sausage pieces are caramelised and the anchovies have pretty much dissolved.
- slice a couple of the cooked florets and leave them aside; put the rest in a Pyrex glass mixing bowl or similar; add fine salt, black pepper, nutmeg and the cream.
- blitz with an immersion (stick) blender until you obtain a smooth cream; taste test and adjust seasoning to your preference.
- pour the broccoli cream into the sausage frying pan, then add the reserved cooking water as well as the pasta.
- stir over medium high heat for a few minutes, adding a little more lukewarm water if necessary to loosen (qk pasta is quite absorbent).
- once piping hot, plate immediately and garnish with the sliced broccoli florets.
Notes
Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) is optional. I use it to retain the vibrant green colour of the broccoli.
If you don't want to make my qk fettuccine pasta, you could try these, although you'd need to pre-cook them:
Black bean spaghetti
Edamame spaghetti/fettuccine
Konjac (shirataki) noodles
Palmini pasta
The only way to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients is with Metric Kitchen Scales. Click HERE for the ones I use.
If you don't want to make my qk fettuccine pasta, you could try these, although you'd need to pre-cook them:
Black bean spaghetti
Edamame spaghetti/fettuccine
Konjac (shirataki) noodles
Palmini pasta
The only way to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients is with Metric Kitchen Scales. Click HERE for the ones I use.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 (half recipe) Calories: 813 Fat: 70g Net Carbs: 6g Protein: 34g
Recipe by Queen Keto at https://queenketo.com/low-carb-pasta-with-sausage-broccoli/