Pasta With Sausage, Basil And Mustard - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb penne pasta
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
8 hot Italian sausages, meat removed from casings and crumbled
3/4 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons grainy mustard
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup thinly sliced basil leaves

Preparation

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente and drain.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large deep skillet. Add the sausage meat and brown over moderately high heat, about 5 minutes.
Add the wine and simmer, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
Add the cream, mustard and crushed red pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat and add the pasta and basil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with some parmesan. Serve immediately with some lovely crusty bread.