Sausage Pasta with Garlic and Parsley

Ingredients

• 1/4 to 1/2 cup water
• salt
• black pepper
• 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups water
• 1.5 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 stems parsley, rough chopped
• olive oil
• pepper flakes
• 1 pound pasta
• grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place sausage in a Pyrex dish and add water.
3. Season with salt and black pepper.
4. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
5. Mince garlic and set aside.
6. Bring 3 cups of water to a heavy boil and add 1.5 tablespoons of salt.
7. Rough chop fresh parsley.
8. Remove sausage from the oven, cut it up, and set aside.
9. Heat a pan over medium heat and add rendered fat from the sausage.
10. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and parsley stems to the pan.
11. Once the butter melts, add olive oil, pepper flakes, and a little salt.
12. Add minced garlic and reduce heat to medium low.
13. Add a quarter cup of pasta water and mix aggressively to emulsify.
14. Remove parsley stems from the pan.
15. Add pasta in sections and sauté.
16. Add grated Parmesan and mix well.
17. Plate the dish and garnish with more Parmesan and fresh parsley.