I came across ‘stracci’ (‘rags’) in a supermarket in Montepulciano, Tuscany this summer. They’re an unusual shape and probably impossible to find outside Italy, but you could use any of the pasta I’ve listed on the left to get a similar result. This recipe is the first of this season's autumn pasta in our Italian Pasta Recipes series. It's from the first Vol of the Pasta & Magic series, Oil Sauce, which you can buy here: https://www.pastaandmagic.com/buypastaandmagic ingredie

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Probably one of the ugliest pasta dishes to photograph, Sicilian PASTA 'NCASCIATA is utterly ridiculous but a fantastically genius combination of flavours and a great baked pasta alternative to lasagne. Here's my version of this classic, authentic Sicilian pasta recipe. INGREDIENTS (5-6 people) • 500g (17.5oz) pork (mince/shoulder) • 800g tomato polpa • 2 small carrots • 2 onions •  garlic clove • 1 large celery stick • chicken stock • large handful black/green olives • nutme

It's 15th August, Ferragosto, and I'm in Sori on the Riviera East of Genova. For the first time in well over 30 years, I was attending the celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary... You can order Pasta & Magic: Oil Sauces here: https://www.pastaandmagic.com/buypastaandmagic