I was challenged to make a filipino fusion dish.  I decided to make longanisa pasta. I love pasta and I love longanisa, so why not marry the two?

Here are the ingredients to serve 2:

• Sweet (or spicy) longanisa sausages
• Angel Hair Pasta
• Basil
• Salt and Pepper
• Red Chili Flakes (Omit if using spicy longanisa)
• Olive Oil
• Parmesan cheese
• Roma tomatoes
• Garlic

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Deseed your tomatoes and slice into small wedges.
3. Minse your garlic.
4. Mix tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
5. Add mixture to a baking tray and bake for 15-30 minutes.
6. Take meat out of casing and slice more garlic.
7. Heat olive oil and saute garlic, red chili flake and meat.
8. Discard the “fat” cubes.
9. Heat water, salt water,  and cook past according to package instructions until al dente.
10. Once pasta is done, add pasta to pan with the meat, add roasted tomatoes, and parmesan cheese. Add a little bit of pasta water to “marry the ingredients” (optional).
11. Serve on a plate and garnish with basil.