Iftar recipe: Conchiglie pasta with sausage and tender broccoli

Serves 4

Prep and cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 tbsp tomato paste

½ tsp dried oregano

3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

12 sausages of your choice, casings removed or 12 Lebanese sausages (makanek), casings removed

2 cups chicken stock

1 cup cooking cream

3 cups tender broccoli, stems cut off

500g conchiglie pasta or similar

Salt and cracked pepper to taste

Parmesan to taste

¼ cup toasted pine nuts

Method

In a pan, heat a generous amount of olive oil. Sauté the onions until translucent, add the garlic and cook until slightly golden.

Add tomato paste, oregano, half the parsley and cook for a minute before adding the sausages.

Break up the sausages into bite-sized pieces, cooking them for a few minutes.

Add stock, cream and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.

In the meantime, cook the broccoli in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until tender but firm. Drain and set aside.

Cook the pasta as per instructions on the pack, to al dente.

Once sauce is ready, check for seasoning and add a little Parmesan to taste. Add the cooked pasta then the broccoli and cook for 2 minutes to warm through.

Sprinkle with remaining parsley, pine nuts and serve with Parmesan on the side. Enjoy!

— Dalia Dogmoch Soubra is chief baker and co-founder of Kitsch Cupcakes, and author of Food, Love and Life from Dalia’s Kitchen. This week’s recipes are excerpted from the book, out now.