Tagliatelle with sausage and chestnut ragù
of the Le Macinaie Restaurant
In the recipe book of Romano, the legendary chef of the Le Macinaie hotel, we read:
🍝 Tagliatelle with sausage, chestnut, and fennel ragù
An authentic dish of the Mount Amiata
If there's a dish that truly speaks of the Amiata area, it's this one 😍
Le tagliatelle with sausage ragù, chestnuts and fennel They combine the flavors of the forest and rural tradition in an explosion of taste 🌰🍝
🌿 The ingredients of tradition
First of all, let's start with what makes this dish so special:
- 300 g of sausage
- 1 glass of boiled chestnuts 🌰
(dry chestnuts soaked and then boiled) - ½ glass of red wine 🍷
- Extra virgin olive oil 🫒
- Salt to taste
- 1 bunch of wild fennel 🌿
- Fresh tagliatelle 🍝
👉 Simple ingredients, but deeply rooted in the territory.
👨🍳 The step-by-step recipe
Now let's get to the heart of the recipe 👇
➡️ Prepare the ingredients
Crumble the sausage into small pieces and do the same with the chestnuts.
Finely chop the fennel.
➡️ Initial browning
In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil and brown the sausage and chestnuts together.
Add a pinch of salt and let it flavor well 🔥
➡️ Shade
When everything is golden brown, blend with the red wine 🍷
Let it evaporate slowly to concentrate the flavors.
➡️ The final scent
When the wine has almost completely evaporated, add the wild fennel 🌿
Finish cooking: this is where the dish reveals its full identity.
➡️ Stir the tagliatelle
Cook the tagliatelle and toss them in the sauce for a few minutes, so that all the flavors combine perfectly 🍝✨
🍂 A dish that tells the story of the territory
This dish is much more than just pasta:
- 🌰 Chestnuts recall the peasant culture of Amiata
- 🌿 fennel gives freshness and fragrance
- 🥩 The sausage adds intensity and character
👉 The result? A perfect balance between rusticity and refinement.
😋 The final advice
You can try them at home…
But to really live this experience 👇
👉 Come and enjoy them at the Le Macinaie Restaurant
Because some recipes aren't just dishes:
These are stories to be savored. ❤️🍝


