Pork, Fennel & Lemon Pasta

A quick dinner is a useful tool in the Wolki Household but I also don't love cooking bolognese all the time. By my kids love pasta and mince so this is a nice alternative. See notes below on the brand of the organic pasta we use and my unusual cooking method to add in bone broth/meatstock.

The Recipe 

The Recipe 

1. Heat a large fry pan or saucepan and add in the fat. Add in onion and garlic and sautee until translucent. 
2. Add in the fennel seeds and capers and stir frequently cooking for 1 minute, then add in the pork mince.
3. Break it up into small pieces with the back of a wooden spatula. Stirring well to brown the mince all over. Once browned add in the tin tomatoes and stir well.
4. Add your pasta to a pot and then add in the water and broth. Bring to the boil and then simmer on medium. You will need to stir the pasta frequently as there is less liquid. 
5. Turn the sauce to a high simmer and add in the salt, pepper and lemon zest + juice & capsules. Continue to simmer until the sauce has reduced a bit.
6. Keep and eye on the pasta as the liquid is absorbed you will need stir it more often. Once fully cooked through and the liquid is all or almost completely gone drain off any excess. 
7. Mix the sauce through the pasta and serve with generous amount of parmesan or pecorino cheese. 

Notes

Serves 4-6 adults, will last 5-6 days in the fridge.

The brand of pasta I highly recommend is Girolomoni Organic Pasta, it comes in all the shapes penne, spaghetti etc. Its made in Italy from Italian durrum wheat or ancient grains. They grown the grain, mill it themselves and then dry it slowly (7–12 hours according to the formats) at a temperature of 60-65° to preserve as much of the nutritional value of the kernel as possible in the pasta too.

Cooking the pasta like this is basically absorption method. You don't want to waste your precious broth or meat stock so might as well get the pasta to soak it all up! You can add extra water (1/2 cup boiling) if its not cooked but its starting to run out. 

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