Cavatelli con sugo di ventricina – cavatelli with Molisani salami sauce

To begin, make the pasta dough. Place the semolina flour in a bowl and slowly stir in the water. As it starts to come together, pour out onto a floured surface and knead with with your hands for 5–6 minutes or until you have a smooth elastic dough. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest for 1 hour

To make the ragù, add the fennel seeds and ventricina to a pan and cook out until the bright red oils start to be released. Add the sausage meat to the pan and cook until golden

Once browned, add the onion, celery and garlic and stir until softened

Add the tinned tomatoes to the pan and leave to simmer for 20–30 minutes, or until the ragù has thickened slightly

When the pasta dough has rested, start making the cavatelli. Cut off a slice of the dough and roll into a thin sausage, about 0.6cm in diameter. Then cut into 1cm long pieces

Using your thumb, press down and roll the pasta towards you, creating the curled shape. Repeat until you’ve used up all the dough, storing the finished cavatelli shapes on a tray of semolina flour to stop them sticking

Cook the cavatelli in heavily salted boiling water for 3–5 minutes then drain and stir through the ragù. Serve with Parmesan